Private Rental Housing in Transition Countries: An Alternative to Owner Occupation?

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This book presents an overview of private rented housing in selected new EU member states and other transition countries – a topic scarcely researched to date, as it is largely part of the informal economy, and consequently often invisible to official statistics. Part I presents the private rented sector in Western and Northern European countries, the history of private renting under socialism in Central and Eastern Europe, and thematic issues such as restitution and marginalized groups depending on privately rented housing. Part II provides a series of country case studies from the Central and East European region. Part III concludes with chapters on the possibility of utilizing the private rental sector in affordable housing provision through good practices in both old and new EU member states, and sets out to further the housing policy debate on European housing regimes. This unique edited collection will be of great value to scholars of and practitioners involved in housing policy and economics, urban development, international relations, politics, economics and sociology. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The Private Rental Sector in Western Europe (Marietta Haffner, József Hegedüs, Thomas Knorr-Siedow)....Pages 3-40 The Private Rental Sector Under Socialism (József Hegedüs, Alexander Puzanov)....Pages 41-69 Property Restitution After 1990 (Martin Lux, Andreja Cirman, Anneli Kährik, Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz)....Pages 71-95 The Policy Environment of Private Renting After 1990 (József Hegedüs, Vera Horváth, Nóra Tosics)....Pages 97-119 Poor and Vulnerable Households in Private Renting (Martin Lux, Nóra Teller, Petr Sunega)....Pages 121-146 Front Matter ....Pages 147-147 Croatia: Towards Formalisation (Gojko Bežovan)....Pages 149-166 Czech Republic: Growth and Professionalisation (Martin Lux, Petr Sunega)....Pages 167-188 East Germany: Integration to a Well-Established Environment (Stefan Kofner)....Pages 189-210 Estonia: Prospects for Steady Improvement (Ave Hussar)....Pages 211-233 Hungary: The Growing Role of a Hidden Sector (József Hegedüs, Vera Horváth)....Pages 235-260 Poland: Gradual Growth Across Barriers (Alina Muzioł-Węcławowicz, Magdalena Habdas)....Pages 261-286 Russia: A Long Road to Institutionalisation (Alexander Puzanov)....Pages 287-309 Slovenia: Untapped Potential (Richard Sendi)....Pages 311-330 Front Matter ....Pages 331-331 Private Renting in Social Provision: Social Rental Agencies in Western Europe (Pascal De Decker, Jana Verstraete, Isabelle Pannecoucke, Ruth Owen)....Pages 333-359 Private Renting in Social Provision: Initiatives in Transition Countries (József Hegedüs, Vera Horváth, Eszter Somogyi)....Pages 361-385 Central and East European Housing Regimes in the Light of Private Renting (József Hegedüs, Vera Horváth, Martin Lux)....Pages 387-411 Back Matter ....Pages 413-418