{{unreferenced, date=October 2016 Monotenure is a

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term relating to the

land tenure In Common law#History, common law systems, land tenure, from the French verb "" means "to hold", is the legal regime in which land "owned" by an individual is possessed by someone else who is said to "hold" the land, based on an agreement betw ...

of a development or neighbourhood.

Definition

There are generally three types of residential land tenure within the built environment: private sector housing (also known as market housing),

social housing Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...

, and intermediate (or shared ownership) housing. The term monotenure can be applied to an area where any of these three types of tenures are prevalent; however, the term is generally used to apply to areas where

is the primary tenure. 'Monotenure' areas generally relate to the most

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stricken areas within an urban area, suffering from higher levels of crime, fear of crime, economic deprivation, and

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History

In recent years, governments in the

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and

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have targeted social tenure neighbourhoods for 'regeneration', with a primary aim of converting some or all of the social housing into private sector housing. In the UK, the majority of monotenure neighbourhoods were formed post

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, when the Government undertook a programme of

slum clearance Slum clearance, slum eviction or slum removal is an urban renewal strategy used to transform low-income settlements with poor reputation into another type of development or housing. This has long been a strategy for redeveloping urban communities; ...

. Since the 1970s, the UK government has restricted funding for

projects. This has also impacted upon the existing housing stock, which has often fallen into disrepair. Many Councils are now seeking to address the problems of monotenure neighbourhoods through estate renewal. Private sector housing is used to not only fund the development but also to address the monotenure nature of the neighbourhood and create a more 'mixed' community. This dilution of public sector housing is considered to lead to more sustainable and successful communities. In addition, the provision and sale of private sector housing can be used to fund improvements to the existing public sector housing. Monies for the improvement of

have dried up in recent years and it is anticipated that future improvements to

will only be achieved through the provision of private sector housing.

Definition

History

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