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Abstract
The term ‘Generation Rent’ denotes young people who are increasingly living in the private rented sector for longer periods of their lives because they are unable to access homeownership or social housing. Drawing on qualitative data from two studies with young people and key-actors, this paper considers the phenomenon of ‘Generation Rent’ from the perspective of youth transitions and the concept of ‘home’. These frameworks posit that young people leaving the parental home traverse housing and labour markets until they reach a point of ‘settling down’. However, our data indicate that many young people face substantial challenges in this ‘settling’ process as they have to contend with insecure housing, unstable employment and welfare cuts which often force them to be flexible and mobile. This leaves many feeling frustrated as they struggle to remain fixed in place in order to ‘settle down’ and benefit from the positive qualities of home. Taking a Scottish focus, this paper further highlights the geographical dimension to these challenges and argues that those living in expensive and/or rural areas may find it particularly difficult to settle down.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-78 |
Journal | Journal of Youth Studies |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 10 May 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Youth
- Housing
- Private rent
- Transitions
- Home
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- 2 Finished
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Housing Generation Rent: Housing Generation Rent: what are the challenges for housing policy in Scotland
McKee, K. (PI)
1/03/15 → 31/05/15
Project: Standard
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Mind the Housing Wealth Gap: Mind the Housing Wealth Gap Intergenerational justice and family welfare
McKee, K. (PI), Maclennan, D. (CoI), Searle, B. A. (CoI), Van Ham, M. (CoI), Moore, T. (Researcher) & Soaita, A. M. (Researcher)
1/02/11 → 31/12/15
Project: Standard
Research output
- 4 Article
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Inter-generational housing inequalities: perspectives from ‘Baby Boomers’ versus the ‘Millennials’
Hoolachan, J. & McKee, K., 3 Jul 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Urban Studies. OnlineFirstResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Becoming a landlord: strategies of property-based welfare in the private rental sector in Great Britain
Soaita, A. M., Searle, B. A., McKee, K. & Moore, T., 4 May 2017, In: Housing Studies. 32, 5, p. 613-637 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'Generation Rent' and the fallacy of choice
McKee, K., Moore, T., Soaita, A. & Crawford, J., 21 Aug 2017, In: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 41 , 2, p. 318-333Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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