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Housing inequalities in an enlarged European Union: patterns, drivers, implications

University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland, michelle.norris{at}ucd.ie

Patrick Shiels

Centre for Housing Research, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

This article examines variations in housing quality, accessibility and affordability in the EU, and on this basis proposes a typology of inter-country variations in housing conditions. This typology reveals good housing conditions in the ‘long-standing’ northern EU member states, intermediate conditions in most of the remaining ‘long-standing’ member states and poor conditions in many of the ‘new’ Central and Eastern European member states. The institutional context within which these variations have arisen is also considered specifically in relation to: housing tenure systems, finance and subsidy systems, construction systems and trends, and governance arrangements, as are the implications of these inequalities for the EU and how they can be addressed.

Key Words: construction • European Union • finance • governance • housing conditions • tenure

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