In this feature authors discuss recent research findings that are of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
Dossier |
|
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Housing, Financialization, Private investors, Buy-to-let, Private rent |
Auteurs | Jelke Bosma MSc, Dr. Cody Hochstenbach, Dr. Rodrigo Fernandez e.a. |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Dossier |
|
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Private rental market, Buy-to-let, Welfare state, Pensions, Self-employment |
Auteurs | Dr. Barend Wind |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
During the last ten years, the private rental sector in the Netherlands has experienced a rapid growth. In the larger cities, this sector grew with 30 percent, mainly as a result of the large amount of private persons operating as small scale landlords (buy-to-let). This article reflects on the findings of a recent report on the nature of the buy-to-let sector in the Netherlands, carried out by Manuel Aalbers, Jelke Bosma, Rodrigo Fernandez and Cody Hochstenbach. This takes their findings as a starting point, and positions the Dutch private rental sector in an internationally comparative perspective. Furthermore, this article explains the rise of the buy-to-let sector not just from a housing market point of view, but from a welfare state perspective. In different European countries, the private rental sector plays a different role in the housing market, which impacts on the availability and affordability of housing in urban areas. Moreover, rental income for buy-to-let or small-scale private landlords can be seen as part of the provision of welfare. For some it is a pension arrangement, for others a speculative investment. This article reflects on the policy recommendations that Aalbers cum suis propose in their report. To what extent are their proposals able to increase the availability and affordability of housing, without undermining the livelihood of landlords for whom the rental incomes function as social security arrangement? |
Dossier |
|
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Buy-to-let, Dutch housing market, Private investors, Private rent, Netherlands |
Auteurs | Dr. Marcel Visser |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Over the past three years buy-to-let purchases have become a substantial presence in the Dutch housing market. Private investors buy existing homes in order to rent out. Rental yields have become attractive to a large group of individuals due to low interest rates and high rents. Though buy-to-let helps to increase the stock of rental homes (a broadly recognized need in the Netherlands) there are concerns about negative effects for instance on affordability for regular house seekers. A new group of buyers enters the market and this poses new or potentially aggrevated risks for the Dutch housing market, in particular regarding overall house price stability. |
Dossier |
|
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 2 2018 |
Auteurs | Fabian Dekker |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In the last few years, platform work and the so-called ‘gig economy’ have been growing across countries. While policy makers are debating the gig economy, there is no single agreed definition of this new type of work and systematic academic reviews are missing. This literature review provides main findings of relevant papers on working in the gig economy. The article shows that the growth of the gig economy fits well into the increasing hybridisation of work, which raises some political questions. |
Casus |
|
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 1 2018 |
Trefwoorden | health-care organizations, financial accounts, for-profit or not-for-profit, Profits, economies of scale |
Auteurs | Prof. dr. Jeroen Suijs en Prof. dr. Harrie Verbon |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this feature authors discuss recent research findings that are of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
Casus |
|
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 1 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Profit, healthcare providers, health insurers, lifeworld perspective, system perspective |
Auteurs | Drs. Piet de Bekker en Dr. Eric van der Hijden |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this feature authors discuss recent research findings that are of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |