Few single policies have had a more profound impact on the modern British housing system than the wholesale transfer of public housing to 'new social landlords' - primarily Housing Associations. This important new text provides a comprehensive account of the causes, processes and consequences of stock transfer.

HAL PAWSON is Senior Research Fellow, Heriot-Watt University, UK.

Modernizing Social Housing
Tracking Stock Transfers
Stock Transfer Motivations and Processes
The Politics of Stock Transfer
Governance and Accountability Consequences
Organizational and Cultural Change in Stock Transfer Landlords
Impact on Housing Stock, Tenants and Communities
ALMOs: Short Term Expedient or Long Term Alternative?
Local Authorities and Housing After Stock Transfer.