AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF APARTMENT POSSESSION: SOME CURRENT CHALLENGES

Abstract

For the past few decades, urban social spaces in the United Kingdom have undergone intense transformation regarding ongoing housing reforms and the rapid increase in housing construction projects. Therefore, residential areas in urban cities in the United Kingdom, especially London, are transforming from largely mixed work-unit compounds into differentiated neighborhoods. Socio-spatial differentiation involves spatial reflection of uneven development along different geographic spaces. Segregation involves the spatial separation of individuals regarding their social and economic status. London faces major housing affordability problems because of the insufficient land supply, for which alternatives vary substantially. Compared to other international housing policies, apartment possession faces some challenges covered in this paper.