... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Housing Land Property rights Condominiums Dualism The rapid growth of the urban population in Indonesia has increased the need for vertical housing to address land limitations. One popular form of vertical housing is condominiums...

... and precarious, guardianship operates under licence agreements which provide less protection for guardians. Coupled with ambiguity around the application of existing housing legislation to guardianship and research showing non-engagement by local authorities with guardianship, this study suggests regulatory...

... the Energy Efficiency Directive calls Member States to overcome legal barriers to remove split incentives and to encourage retrofits, the list of possible measures is too vague. This paper aims to discuss tenancy law measures designed to increase the energy efficiency of residential housing and to detect...

... This paper considers how the NDSS has informed the regulation of housing size, based on an overview of post-2015 Planning Appeal Decisions in England where the gross internal area of the home was below the NDSS. Findings Appeals by developers have tended to fail where homes are “significantly” – i.e. 10...

... which legal frameworks and policies may be useful to favour it. Design/methodology/approach The results presented in this work are based on empirical data gathered from three surveys conducted in three representative countries of different housing models (Spain, Germany and Sweden). These surveys...

... in the advertisement. Jed Meers can be contacted at: jed.meers@york.ac.uk 30 04 2019 07 06 2019 28 06 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Advertisements Housing Licenses Property guardian Property guardianship...

... of security of tenure or housing condition) because to do so would be antagonistic to a framework of private rights and interests in land. Foucault’s historical take on the mechanisms of government triumphing over sovereignty and discipline (the latter being a common theme in Foucauldian thought), was able...

...” might potentially be used not only as a second residence or a tourist solution but also as a temporal housing solution or as an investment to obtain some extra income. Thus, it is worthwhile improving the legal framework and offering more legal certainty to the parties that intervene in this regime...

... changes to environmental law. However, water pollution and EIAs were not considered by the contributors. Research limitations/implications Developers face many environmental law challenges when endeavouring to progress housing on brownfield sites including contaminated land, funding, waste treatment...

...Rosa M. Garcia-Teruel Purpose In the context of difficulties in access to housing, the Spanish Act 4/2013 introduced a new article 17.5 into the Act on Urban Leases 1994 (LAU). This paper regulates the so-called renovations in lieu of rent (rehabilitación por renta), that is to say, a tenancy...

...Tola Amodu Purpose This paper considers the evolution of government policies regarding the provision of housing in the private rented sector and the regulation of landlord behaviour by mapping this onto known regulatory theory. It argues that the current regulatory trajectory is highly problematic...

...Sergio Nasarre-Aznar Purpose This paper aims to discuss the questioning around the current suitability of ownership both for accessing to certain property (housing, to be more specific) and chattels (digital contents, animals and autonomous robots) that have recently flourished, favored...

... and mortgages (2013); the alleviation of overindebtedness (2011); and the introduction of a “fresh start” system for insolvents (2015). It is safe to say that Spanish legislation has not based existing law or reformation related to housing on the “endowment effect” (Fox, 2007 p. 281 ff), i.e...

... and Rural Affairs in Malta, and the Ministries of Industry Tourism and Commerce and of Housing in Spain. Findings This paper analyses and compares the implementation of the directive using the above‐mentioned sources. In so doing, it focuses on general principles rather than on the specific technical...

...Padraic Kenna; Lorna Fox O'Mahony Purpose This paper aims to analyse the development and application of the conceptual framework within which housing scholars can think, talk about and advocate for “home”. Design/methodology/approach It reflects on the theoretical progress that has been made...

...Padraic Kenna; Francine Baker Purpose The paper will aim to examine the contemporary origins and development of the planning system and housing regulation in England and Ireland. One objective is to broadly explicate how the regulation of housing in England began, with reference to Ireland...

... in residential real estate transactions. There is little prior research in the area which focuses specifically on residential transactions. The study therefore draws upon work in other areas, including financial markets and taxation, and places this within a residential housing context. Sylwia Lindqvist can...

...Julian Sidoli del Ceno Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically the effects of selective licensing on an area of social depravation. The paper consciously focuses solely on the views and perspectives of the residents as opposed to that of the landlord or housing professional...

... implications Weaknesses in the legislation is one of the main reasons for the continuous deterioration of an important part of the housing stock in many countries. If this deterioration continues, the quality of life of millions of occupants will gradually worsen. Originality/value The paper provides...

... to assist lending to lower income groups, particularly concerning special French loans. Practical implications This can improve open‐mindedness, and promote ideas to house young people rather than simply calling for heavy regulation in the UK, or criticising French interventionism. Originality/value...