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Strategic Asset Management in the Social Rented Sector: Approaches of Dutch and English Housing Associations

Department of Real Estate and Housing, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Berlageweg 1, NL-2628 CR Delft, The Netherlandsv.gruis{at}bk.tudelft.nl

Nico Nieboer

OTB Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5030, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands, reieboer{at}otb.tudelft.nl

Andrew Thomas

Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, UK, athomas.stoneleigh{at}lineone.net

In England and the Netherlands, in response to changes in housing policy and the market, there is widespread enthusiasm for asset management in the social rented sector. A key issue in both countries is the development of a strategic approach towards the formulation of asset management plans. The paper examines this issue in relation to the current practice of housing associations in both countries. Drawing on case studies in England and the Netherlands, it is concluded that in both countries practice varies widely between housing associations. Some of the approaches adopted by front-runners can be seen as models for other associations yet to develop a strategic approach towards asset management. Lessons can also be learnt across national boundaries, though necessarily mediated by differences between the two housing systems.

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