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035 _a(Sirsi) u112094
100 _aBright, J.
245 4 _aThe devil is in the detail
260 _c2001
490 _aHousing Today
_v(223) 1 March 2001, 12-15(3)
520 _aDiscusses the possible effects of government rent reform and how it will affect local areas. Highlights a study by Professor Steve Wilcox at the York University Centre for Housing that argues Registered Social Landlords will find its effects unmanageable. In northern housing authority areas it has been calculated that average bedsit rents will be higher than current RSL rents. There are further problems with the government's choice of average full-time manual earnings as the yardstick for some of the rent alterations as this will mask poverty in some areas. Table of average earnings and rents across the country.
590 _aABS
650 _aRENT REFORM
650 _aREGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS
650 _aYORK UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR HOUSING
650 _aNORTHERN CONSORTIUM OF HOUSING AUTHORITIES
650 _aHOUSING ASSOCIATIONS
650 _aSOCIAL HOUSING
690 _aAffordable housing
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