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Social Housing In The United Kingdom
Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council housing or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011, when the number of households in private rental housing surpassed the number in social housing. Dwellings built for public or social housing use are built by or for local authorities and known as council houses. Since the 1980s, non-profit housing associations (HA) became more important and subsequently the term "social housing" became widely used — as technically, council housing only refers to properties owned by a local authority — as this embraces both council and HA properties, though the terms are largely used interchangeably. Before 1865, housing for the poor was provided solely by the private sector. Council houses were then built on council estates — known as schemes in Scotland — where other amenities, like schools and shops, were often also provided. From the 1950s, alongside large developments of terraced and semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kingswood Estate
The Kingswood Estate is a modern architecture, modernist housing development located in Sydenham Hill, West Dulwich in South London. Comprising 789 homes, the estate is sited on the former grounds of Kingswood House. History 19th century The history of Kingswood Estate can be traced back to 1811 when a parcel of land was formed from the Manor of Dulwich and leased to the lawyer William Vizard. Over the next century a succession of wealthy owners would retain the estate as a distinct entity with John Lawson Johnston extending the residency into a grand Jacobethan mansion during the 1890s. 20th century Following World War II London faced an acute Public housing in the United Kingdom#Post-war reconstruction phase, housing crisis, leading the London County Council (LCC) to acquire the 37 acre site in 1946. Designs produced the following year indicated the construction of 748 new homes including 46 London County Council cottage estates, cottages over 30 acres of the estate. Construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
