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Author:   Fred Wellings (former research partner at Credit Lyonnais Securities)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781405149181

ISBN 10:   1405149183
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   26 July 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. Part 1: The Supply Side of the Housebuilding Industry. 2. Methodology, Sources and Definitions. 3. The Pre-War Housebuilder. 4. War and Building Controls. 5 The Post-War Housing Boom 1955-1973. 6. Recession and Recovery, 1973-1988. 7. Recession and Recovery Again, 1829-2000. 8. Market Share through the Century. A Summary. Part II: The Private Housebuilder: a Rationale of Growth and Decline. 9. The Importance of the Entrepreneurial Function within the Speculative Housing Industry. 10. Who Were The Builders?. 11. The Rationale for Growth: The Economies That Accrue To Size. 12. The Decline of the Private Housebuilder: A Chronology. 13. Decline: An Overview. 14. An Alternative Explanation of Growth

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'The author's encyclopaedic knowledge from researching and monitoring the industry shine through, but the book also draws on company accounts and a series of in-depth interviews with firm founders and senior directors or their relatives.' Housing Studies March 2007. 'Comprehensive in its scope and rigourous in its approach - an essential work or reference for any serious student of construction and housebuilding' - Building Research and Information

'The author's encyclopaedic knowledge from researching and monitoring the industry shine through, but the book also draws on company accounts and a series of in-depth interviews with firm founders and senior directors or their relatives.' Housing Studies March 2007. 'Comprehensive in its scope and rigourous in its approach - an essential work or reference for any serious student of construction and housebuilding' - Building Research and Information

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Fred Wellings, former research partner at Credit Lyonnais Securities, is a well respected figure in the housing industry – partly through his Private Housebuilding Annual containing data on the corporate structure of the industry. For the current edition see www.fredwellings.co.uk

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