The development of owner occupation in Edinburgh, 1918-1939
The focus of this thesis is the growth of owner occupation in Edinburgh in the inter war period. The research used empirical data to test some of the theoretical debates about the relative importance of supply and demand factors in the growth of this tenure. Although Scotland had lower owner occupation rates and higher levels of council house building than England throughout this period, development in Edinburgh followed an English rather than a Scottish pattern. The reasons for this were investigated. A main aim of the thesis was to examine, using occupational data, how the processes which led to tenure change were class related. The amount of tenure change in pre -1918 housing and also the movement into new build housing in the three main tenures were investigated. The thesis focused in particular on the way in which Edinburgh Corporation influenced the growth of private sector housing in Edinburgh. This was contrasted with the situation in Glasgow, where the main housing development in this period was in the public sector. The data sources used were Edinburgh valuation rolls, the Register of Sasines and Edinburgh City Archives. The research concluded that the movement into owner occupation in the inter
O'Carroll, Annette
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The development of owner occupation in Edinburgh, 1918-1939. The focus of this thesis is the growth of owner occupation in Edinburgh in the inter war period. The research used empirical data to test some of the theoretical debates about the relative importance of supply and demand factors in the growth of this tenure. Although Scotland had lower owner occupation rates and higher levels of council house building than England throughout this period, development in Edinburgh followed an English rather than a Scottish pattern. The reasons for this were investigated. A main aim of the thesis was to examine, using occupational data, how the processes which led to tenure change were class related. The amount of tenure change in pre -1918 housing and also the movement into new build housing in the three main tenures were investigated. The thesis focused in particular on the way in which Edinburgh Corporation influenced the growth of private sector housing in Edinburgh. This was contrasted with the situation in Glasgow, where the main housing development in this period was in the public sector. The data sources used were Edinburgh valuation rolls, the Register of Sasines and Edinburgh City Archives. The research concluded that the movement into owner occupation in the inter
development owner_occupation edinburgh focus growth owner_occupation edinburgh inter_war period use empirical_data test theoretical_debate relative_importance supply demand factor growth tenure although scotland low owner_occupation rate high_level council house building england throughout_period development edinburgh follow english rather scottish pattern reason investigate main_aim examine use occupational data process_lead tenure change class relate amount tenure change pre housing also movement new build housing three_main tenure investigate focus_particular way edinburgh corporation influence growth private_sector housing edinburgh contrast situation glasgow main housing development period public_sector data_source use edinburgh valuation roll register edinburgh city conclude movement owner_occupation inter