Chris Hamnett is Professor Emeritus at King's College London and Bill Randolph is Professor at City Futures Research Centre at UNSW Sydney, Australia.

'This reissue of Cities, Housing and Profits makes available Hamnett and Randolph’s pathbreaking study of the transformation of London’s housing stock from places of habitation to a tradeable asset and the consequences for the development of the city. It remains a significant contribution to our understanding of the financialization of property markets and its effects. ' Susan F. Fainstein, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design

• 1. The Production and Transformation of Urban Residential Space 2. London’s Many Mansions: The Tenurial Transformation of London’s Purpose-Built Flat Sector 3. The Rise and Fall of Investor Landlordism in Britain 4. From Renting To Owning: The Tenure Transfer Process 5. The Preconditions for Flat Break-Ups, 1945-65 6. The Development of the Flat Break-Up Market, 1965-80 7. The Biggest Break-Up of the All: The Rise and Fall of London County Freehold’s ‘Key Flats’ Empire 8. Varieties of Landlord Response: Investor and Trading Landlords 9. The Social Costs and Consequences of Break Up 10. The International Parallels: A Comparative Analysis of Britain, the United States and Holland 11. Resident Protest and State Intervention: A Comparative Analysis 12. Conclusions.

Chris Hamnett is Professor Emeritus at King's College London and Bill Randolph is Professor at City Futures Research Centre at UNSW Sydney, Australia.

'This reissue of Cities, Housing and Profits makes available Hamnett and Randolph’s pathbreaking study of the transformation of London’s housing stock from places of habitation to a tradeable asset and the consequences for the development of the city. It remains a significant contribution to our understanding of the financialization of property markets and its effects. ' Susan F. Fainstein, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design

• 1. The Production and Transformation of Urban Residential Space 2. London’s Many Mansions: The Tenurial Transformation of London’s Purpose-Built Flat Sector 3. The Rise and Fall of Investor Landlordism in Britain 4. From Renting To Owning: The Tenure Transfer Process 5. The Preconditions for Flat Break-Ups, 1945-65 6. The Development of the Flat Break-Up Market, 1965-80 7. The Biggest Break-Up of the All: The Rise and Fall of London County Freehold’s ‘Key Flats’ Empire 8. Varieties of Landlord Response: Investor and Trading Landlords 9. The Social Costs and Consequences of Break Up 10. The International Parallels: A Comparative Analysis of Britain, the United States and Holland 11. Resident Protest and State Intervention: A Comparative Analysis 12. Conclusions.

Chris Hamnett is Professor Emeritus at King's College London and Bill Randolph is Professor at City Futures Research Centre at UNSW Sydney, Australia.

'This reissue of Cities, Housing and Profits makes available Hamnett and Randolph’s pathbreaking study of the transformation of London’s housing stock from places of habitation to a tradeable asset and the consequences for the development of the city. It remains a significant contribution to our understanding of the financialization of property markets and its effects. ' Susan F. Fainstein, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design

• 1. The Production and Transformation of Urban Residential Space 2. London’s Many Mansions: The Tenurial Transformation of London’s Purpose-Built Flat Sector 3. The Rise and Fall of Investor Landlordism in Britain 4. From Renting To Owning: The Tenure Transfer Process 5. The Preconditions for Flat Break-Ups, 1945-65 6. The Development of the Flat Break-Up Market, 1965-80 7. The Biggest Break-Up of the All: The Rise and Fall of London County Freehold’s ‘Key Flats’ Empire 8. Varieties of Landlord Response: Investor and Trading Landlords 9. The Social Costs and Consequences of Break Up 10. The International Parallels: A Comparative Analysis of Britain, the United States and Holland 11. Resident Protest and State Intervention: A Comparative Analysis 12. Conclusions.