This paper is an examination of the impact of recent economic and political changes in the Netherlands and Britain on housing markets and policies in these two countries. Some of the key features of the current housing situation are outlined, with a focus on the growing problems of housing costs and accessibility and the policy and market responses to these problems. Some of the distinctive features of the social relations of housing provision in each country which underlie the differences in the two national situations are then examined. The paper concludes with a discussion of the future prospects for housing markets and policies in each case.
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