Meers, Jed orcid.org/0000-0001-7993-3062 and Hunter, Caroline Margaret orcid.org/0000-0002-7504-3422 (2020) The face of Property Guardianship:Online property advertisements, categorical identity and googling your next home. People, Place & Policy online. pp. 142-156. ISSN 1753-8041
Abstract
This paper examines the phenomenon of “property guardianship” in England, focusing on property guardians’ entry into this precarious sector and the reality of their occupation. Drawing on data from a survey of 217 London-based property guardians and an analysis of 512 online property guardian advertisements, we examine: (i) how property guardian advertisements construct this form of accommodation as a destination for young people unable to afford private rented accommodation, and (ii) whether this image meets the reality of day-to-day occupation in the sector. We argue that these advertisements reveal tensions between the presentation of this form of accommodation – billed as a solution to the precarity caused by the lack of housing affordability for young renters – and the precariousness experienced by those living in the sector.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020, The Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Law School |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2020 16:30 |
Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2025 23:18 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2020.3582598669 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3351/ppp.2020.3582598669 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160816 |
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