V. Watson et M. Mccarthy, RENTAL HOUSING POLICY AND THE ROLE OF THE HOUSEHOLD RENTAL SECTOR - EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH-AFRICA, Habitat international, 22(1), 1998, pp. 49-56
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Urban Studies","Environmental Studies","Planning & Development
A growing body of research on rental housing in developing countries h
as pointed to the fact that while government and commercial investor p
rovision of low income rentals is at an all time low, the numbers of p
eople in rental accommodation has increased steadily. In some cities t
his is now the dominant form of tenure. The bulk of this rental accomm
odation is in fact provided by the ''household sector'' which tends to
be unrecognized in policy terms. This paper examines attempts by both
the past and current South African government to address housing prob
lems and indicates how authorities have followed international trends
in terms of attitudes to the provision of rental housing. The paper dr
aws on a small-scale survey of households in South Africa to highlight
the crucial role being played by the household rental sector, and arg
ues for its incorporation into current housing policy. (C) 1997 Elsevi
er Science Ltd. All rights reserved.