Housing Co-Operatives Hands JohnPaperback
Housing Co-Operatives Hands JohnPaperback At a time of a growing housing crisis this republication of John Hands's classic Housing Co-operatives could not be timelier.It provides a unique mixture of…
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Housing Co-Operatives Hands JohnPaperback
At a time of a growing housing crisis this republication of John Hands's classic Housing Co-operatives could not be timelier.It provides a unique mixture of theory and practice, showing from other countries and from the author's own experience in Britain how housing co-operatives can work and how they can fail.In a new Introduction, John Hands argues that the creation of a third tenure for housing distinct from both individual owner occupation on the one hand and tenancy-whether from private or social landlord-on the other hand is urgently needed.The par value housing co-operative provides the residents with all the benefits of ownership in terms of control and decision-making, but it is housing for use, not property for investment. Moreover, as the book shows, a well-structured co-operative promotes the development of community values based on mutual