Abstract
Housing is an interesting, but under-investigated object of study in the social sciences (Henneberry and Parris 2013): on the one hand a house is a home, a shelter and a place of identity and belonging (UNCHS 1996, Paragraph 60). On the other hand, a house is an asset, a safety net, and a venue for investment. Housing possesses an inherent conflict between its economic and social dimensio…