Unlike debates about security for owner occupiers which recognise that security is complex
and multi-layered, security for renters is often presented as single dimensional and conflated …

Between 1995 and 1999 the Flemish government succeeded in approving pieces of
legislation intended to counter the spatial developments that had characterised the …

This article focuses on the financialization of housing production in the Brussels‐Capital
Region, examining the increased presence and use of financial capital in housing …

This paper challenges recent views of the sociospatial transformations of inner‐city
neighbourhoods as 'reurbanisation', for, it is argued, such views tend to divorce the …

Belgium is a typical homeowner society where homeownership is not only the largest but
also the 'normalized'form of tenure. The origins of the Belgian homeownership ideology go …

Up to one billion tenants may be living in cities across the globe, but most governments
continue to ignore them. Insofar as they recognise that tenants exist, the policy is to turn …

_ This paper provides an overview of the nature and extent of the private rented sector in
Europe. It highlights the growing interest in enhancing and regulating the sector after a …

It seems that many Belgian cities are doing well. Their population is increasing, numerous
urban projects are under way, and masses of construction sites testify to effective …

Housing is a key empirical entry point into the lifeworlds of refugees in host societies. To
date, scholarly work has mainly focused on the first phase of arrival, that of asylum …

The private rental sector (PRS) is growing in many Western countries after a period of
decline. In Belgium, a renewed policy interest in the PRS emerges and the sector is believed …