Two Nations Under the Same Roof? Housing and the North-South Divide in the UK
As a legacy of the industrial revolution, housing differences in the UK are frequently referred to in order to exemplify the so-called North-South divide. However, a closer analysis at UK housing markets shows that it is necessary to qualify if not debunk that concept. This article will examine the...
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| description | As a legacy of the industrial revolution, housing differences in the UK are frequently referred to in order to exemplify the so-called North-South divide. However, a closer analysis at UK housing markets shows that it is necessary to qualify if not debunk that concept. This article will examine the North-South divide not so much from a public policy perspective as from a housing markets and housing conditions perspective. Firstly, I shall briefly analyse the official discourse with regard to a North-South divide in housing. Next, I shall examine the issue of the rescaling of housing and the growing importance given to the sub-regional level in England. Secondly, I shall examine the relevance of the North-South divide in housing in the UK on the basis of four indicators (physical aspect, state of repair, tenure, prices). Thirdly, I shall raise the question of the emergence of new and more relevant housing divides in England. Finally, I shall explore the question of housing policy divergence in a post-devolution UK. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb4fd5458b6b4208ad7add7a2ff39c052022-12-21T18:18:23ZengCentre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation BritanniqueRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique0248-90152020-05-0125210.4000/rfcb.5304Two Nations Under the Same Roof? Housing and the North-South Divide in the UKDavid FéeAs a legacy of the industrial revolution, housing differences in the UK are frequently referred to in order to exemplify the so-called North-South divide. However, a closer analysis at UK housing markets shows that it is necessary to qualify if not debunk that concept. This article will examine the North-South divide not so much from a public policy perspective as from a housing markets and housing conditions perspective. Firstly, I shall briefly analyse the official discourse with regard to a North-South divide in housing. Next, I shall examine the issue of the rescaling of housing and the growing importance given to the sub-regional level in England. Secondly, I shall examine the relevance of the North-South divide in housing in the UK on the basis of four indicators (physical aspect, state of repair, tenure, prices). Thirdly, I shall raise the question of the emergence of new and more relevant housing divides in England. Finally, I shall explore the question of housing policy divergence in a post-devolution UK.http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/5304HousingNorth-South dividehousing marketspost-devolution UK |
| spellingShingle | David Fée Two Nations Under the Same Roof? Housing and the North-South Divide in the UK Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique Housing North-South divide housing markets post-devolution UK |
| title | Two Nations Under the Same Roof? Housing and the North-South Divide in the UK |
| title_full | Two Nations Under the Same Roof? Housing and the North-South Divide in the UK |
| title_fullStr | Two Nations Under the Same Roof? Housing and the North-South Divide in the UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two Nations Under the Same Roof? Housing and the North-South Divide in the UK |
| title_short | Two Nations Under the Same Roof? Housing and the North-South Divide in the UK |
| title_sort | two nations under the same roof housing and the north south divide in the uk |
| topic | Housing North-South divide housing markets post-devolution UK |
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