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£9.99 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781783966998 | ISBN 10: 1783966998
‘The most thoughtful and soothing book I’ve read this year.’ Daily Mail
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‘There is just one object I want to carry inside the van... It was believed lightning would not strike a house that held a thunderstone. I place this fossil on the w ... more
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£10.99 paperback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780861546152 | ISBN 10: 0861546156
A Prospect Book of the Year
"Never before, in years of reviewing books about buildings, has one brought me to tears. This one did."(Rowan Moore, Observer Book of the Week)
On 14 June 2017, a 24-storey block of flats went up in flames.
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£40.00 hardback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781914124631 | ISBN 10: 1914124634
In this highly-illustrated survey, John Boughton, author of Municipal Dreams, examines the remarkable history of social housing in the UK.
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'It was like heaven! It was like a palace, even without anything in it ... We'd got this lovely, lovely ho ... more
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£8.99 paperback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781398516601 | ISBN 10: 1398516600
Charmain Bynoe, a council housing officer for the London borough of Southwark, inspired the nation when she appeared on the TV series Council House Britain. Now, in The Estate, she shines a light on the challenges faced by so many of our citizens and ... more
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£20.00 hardback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781914314162 | ISBN 10: 1914314166
From Brutalist blocks to Modernist towers, this book is a visual celebration of 68 of London’s most iconic council estates, reminding us of the pride, thought and innovation that went into designing these socially vital buildings.
"Jack Young’ ... more
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£19.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781788731607 | ISBN 10: 1788731603
How finance and politics have caused the global housing crisis.
The most comprehensive survey of the current crisis, Urban Warfare charts how the financial crisis and wider urban politics have left millions homeless and in financial desperat ... more
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£16.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780745339580 | ISBN 10: 0745339581
On the 14th June 2017, a fire engulfed a tower block in West London, seventy-two people lost their lives and hundreds of others were left displaced and traumatised. The Grenfell Tower fire is the epicentre of a long history of violence enacted by gov ... more
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£9.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781784787400 | ISBN 10: 178478740x
A narrative history of council housing - from slums to the Grenfell Tower.
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Urgent, timely and compelling, Municipal Dreams brilliantly brings the national story of housing to life.
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In this landmark reappraisal of council housing, historian ... more
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£11.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781526129987 | ISBN 10: 1526129981
As the tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire has slowly revealed a shadowy background of outsourcing, private finance initiatives and a council turning a blind eye to health and safety concerns, many questions need answers.
Stuart Hodkinson ha ... more
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£18.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780745336794 | ISBN 10: 0745336795
This book critiques how impoverished communities are represented by politicians, the media, academics and policy makers - and how our understanding of these neighbourhoods is, often misleadingly, shaped by these stories.
The alleged behaviou ... more
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£8.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780141984995 | ISBN 10: 0141984996
The inside story of London's housing crisis, by the award-winning author of Ground Control.
London is facing the worst housing crisis in modern times, with knock-on effects for the rest of the UK. Despite the desperate shortage of housing, t ... more
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£10.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781783783823 | ISBN 10: 1783783826
Lynsey Hanley was born and raised just outside of Birmingham on what was then the largest council estate in Europe, and she has lived for years on an estate in London's East End. Writing with passion, humour and a sense of history, she recounts ... more
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£16.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781784783549 | ISBN 10: 1784783544
In every major city in the world there is a housing crisis. How did this happen and what can we do about it?
Everyone needs and deserves housing. But today our homes are being transformed into commodities, making the inequalities of the city e ... more
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£14.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780745336466 | ISBN 10: 0745336469
Deregulation, revenge evictions, parliamentary corruption and day-to-day instability: these are the realities for the eleven million people currently renting privately in the UK. At the same time, house prices are skyrocketing and the generational pr ... more
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£9.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780141978192 | ISBN 10: 0141978198
Housing was at the heart of the financial collapse, and our economy is now precariously reliant on the housing market. In this groundbreaking new book, Danny Dorling argues that housing is the defining issue of our times. Tracing how we got to our c ... more
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£15.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9780719095368 | ISBN 10: 0719095360
Exploring the politics of housing from 1890–1990, this fascinating study examines the interaction not only of national and local politics but also of local factors such as civic culture, key local players, local discourse and geographical and demogra ... more
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£17.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781621063070 | ISBN 10: 1621063070
The first four Dwelling Portably books discounted in a snug box set sleeve, containing a wealth of knowledge, experience, and stories, collecting 1980-1989, 1990-1999, 2000-2008, and 2009-2012.
Full of information about living without a permanent ... more
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£12.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780956353924 | ISBN 10: 0956353924
The pursuit of public housing provision was one of the 20th century's redeeming contributions. Yet, in the first decade of the 21st century, public housing as an ideal is contradictory territory resulting from the policies that value entrepreneurial ... more
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£24.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780745328577 | ISBN 10: 0745328571
Housing is a hot topic. House prices have spiralled both in Britain and across the Western world, alienating millions of people from the property market. At the same time, social housing has disintegrated, as properties have been sold off or neglecte ... more
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£8.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781845282318 | ISBN 10: 1845282310
The definitive guide to renting accommodation, containing clear and concise information unobtainable from any other single source.
Provides information on: * What to look for during viewings;* How to protect your deposit; * Inve ... more
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£21.99 paperback (2003) - ISBN 13: 9781861344892 | ISBN 10: 1861344899
This study critically examines the role of housing associations in responding to the needs of women who have become homeless due to domestic violence. It is a rare example of an in-depth case study analysis of the work of housing associations in a pe ... more
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