ABSTRACT
Investment in housing was high throughout the decade; the stock expanded by a further 200,000 before the end of the 1980s, taking it up to over 1 million; owner-occupation reached 79 per cent. Standards rose and old housing problems were replaced by totally new ones. A number of unique initiatives were introduced in the 1980s with a number of different aims, including diversification and a mix of renovation and new build. The measures are described as closely as possible to chronological order, sector by sector.
