Studying a Niche Market: UK Students and the Private Rented Sector

Rugg, Julie; Rhodes, David; Jones, Anwen

doi:10.1080/02673030220123234

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“…Typical HMO tenants include students (Hubbard, 2008;Rugg et al, 2002;Smith, 2008;Smith and Hubbard, 2014), young people (Ford et al, 2002;Lister, 2006;Rugg and Rhodes, 2008), vulnerable individuals including persons newly released from prison, young people leaving the care system, and people with mental health or substance misuse problems (Barratt et al, 2012 andRickley and Houghton, 2009;Smith, 2012). Since the 1980s, private sector HMO has been the preferred tenure for housing homeless people from a housing policy perspective (Stewart, 1999).…”

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Energy vulnerability in multiple occupancy housing: a problem that policy forgot

Cauvain¹,

Bouzarovski²

2016

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Housing in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) includes some of the UK's worst housing stock. The tenants typically have reduced housing and social security rights, as well as reduced control and sometimes absence of basic domestic energy services. Yet, HMO is largely absent from UK policies governing energy efficiency and fuel poverty. Energy vulnerability in HMO is exacerbated by a lack of representation and recognition of HMO in official systems and statistics on the housing stock, socio-cultural preferences for traditional single-family homes, and widespread tenure prejudice based on negative imagery about HMO. An indicative typology of HMO is proposed based on five main tenancy scenarios: illegal/informal; rooms in a shared house; group of sharers; bedsits; and poorly converted flats. The purpose is to improve the recognition and inclusion of the variegated HMO sector in policy frameworks and public debates in a more nuanced fashion.

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Section: Identifying Hmomentioning

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Energy vulnerability in multiple occupancy housing: a problem that policy forgot

Cauvain¹,

Bouzarovski²

2016

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“…The economic dimension refers to changes like the revalorisation of the housing stock, the growing significance of renter-occupancy or -since short-term rental becomes dominant on the housing market instead of long-term rental -the emergence of speculative investments (Rugg, J. et al 2002;Smith, D.P. 2008).…”

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Studentification, diversity and social cohesion in post-socialist Budapest

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In the literature studentification is closely associated with gentrification. Many authors consider the mass invasion of students to inner-city neighbourhoods as a type of gentrification, some of them even use the two terms interchangeably. Regardless of theoretical considerations, it seems that there is a consensus on the significance of studentification in contemporary urban transformations. Recent studies demonstrate that the appearance of students as 'transient' inhabitants in inner-city neighbourhoods, accompanied by growing differences in lifestyles and socio-cultural attitudes weakens social cohesion in the affected neighbourhoods Haase, A. et al. 2012). This study focuses on the interplay between studentification, socio-cultural diversity and social cohesion in an inner-city district of Budapest, Józsefváros. The district has been characterised by several waves of urban rehabilitation and subsequent gentrification since the transition of [1989][1990]. Studentification has also become dominant phenomenon in the area due to the settling of new higher education institutions, the concomitant influx of students, as well as low rent and dwelling prices providing a niche for the spontaneous movements of a new generation of urbanites (Grabkowska, M. 2011;Bernt, M. et al. 2015). The main research questions we intend to answer in this paper are as follows. Firstly, what is the relationship between studentification and gentrification in Józsefváros? Secondly, what kinds of effects has the influx of students on the social cohesion of the district? According to our findings, studentification in Józsefváros is not the pioneer phase of gentrification, but -especially in the rehabilitation areas -it runs more or less parallel with it. Most of the students use the place as a springboard in their career, and after graduation most of them leave. The attitude of students is, however, very much resembles those of the young, highly educated newcomers, i.e. early gentrifiers. The impacts of studentification on the social milieu of Józsefváros are contradictory. On the one hand, the inflow of students and young intellectuals increases the socio-cultural diversity of the district, contributing to the recognition of diversity in a post-socialist context, and fostering tolerance and the acceptance of different cultures and lifestyles. On the other hand, it seems that the ongoing population change hampers the establishment of strong social ties at the neighbourhood level and leads to certain conflicts.

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“…Young people substantially contribute to growth in the PRS with approximately 46% of the sector comprised of 16-34 year olds (National Records of Scotland, 2011). Students have long represented a 'niche market' in the PRS (Rugg, Rhodes and Jones, 2002); however, there is evidence of a growing proportion of non-students and young families being accommodated within this tenure (Scottish Government, 2015a), and it is likely that these numbers will continue to rise. Although the PRS is diverse, the increasing reliance on the sector to meet young people's housing needs has given rise to the term 'Generation Rent' (McKee, 2012).…”

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‘Generation rent’ and the ability to ‘settle down’: economic and geographical variation in young people’s housing transitions

Hoolachan

McKee

Moore

et al. 2016

Journal of Youth Studies

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'Generation rent' and the ability to 'settle down': economic and geographical variation in young people's housing transitions. Journal of Youth Studies, 20(1), pp. 63-78.There may be differences between this version and the published version. You are advised to consult the publisher's version if you wish to cite from it.http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/147165/ AbstractThe term 'Generation Rent' denotes young people who are increasingly living in the private rented sector for longer periods of their lives because they are unable to access homeownership or social housing. Drawing on qualitative data from two studies with young people and keyactors, this paper considers the phenomenon of 'Generation Rent' from the perspective of youth transitions and the concept of 'home'. These frameworks posit that young people leaving the parental home traverse housing and labour markets until they reach a point of 'settling down'. However, our data indicate that many young people face difficulties in this 'settling' process as they have to contend with insecure housing, unstable employment and welfare cuts which often force them to be flexible and mobile. This leaves many feeling frustrated as they struggle to remain fixed in place in order to 'settle down' and benefit from the positive qualities of home. Taking a Scottish focus, this paper further highlights the geographical dimension to these challenges and argues that those living in expensive and/or rural areas may find it particularly difficult to settle down.

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Studying a Niche Market: UK Students and the Private Rented Sector

Cited by 81 publications

References 7 publications

Energy vulnerability in multiple occupancy housing: a problem that policy forgot

Energy vulnerability in multiple occupancy housing: a problem that policy forgot

Studentification, diversity and social cohesion in post-socialist Budapest

‘Generation rent’ and the ability to ‘settle down’: economic and geographical variation in young people’s housing transitions

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