Conceptualising Home: Theories, Law And Policies

Half Title Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Title verso......Page 4
Preface......Page 7
Contents......Page 11
Part I: Valuing Home: Theories, Laws and Policies......Page 17
Introduction......Page 19
The Idea of ‘Home’ in Law......Page 23
The Creditor/Occupier Context......Page 27
The Concerns of the Creditor......Page 30
The Concerns of the Occupier......Page 39
Conclusions......Page 43
Introduction......Page 49
Home-type Values in the Legal Framework......Page 53
Sole Ownership and Creditors’ Remedies......Page 57
Property Held on Joint Legal Title......Page 62
Equitable Interests and ‘Trusts of the Family Home’......Page 64
Establishing Priority: Creditors and Occupiers......Page 65
Creditor Actions for the Sale of Co-owned Land......Page 77
Conclusions......Page 91
Introduction......Page 95
Enforcing the Contract......Page 97
Alternative Perspectives on Striking the Balance......Page 112
The Impact of Losing a Home: From the Personal to The Political......Page 125
Evaluation: the Case for Reconsidering the Pro-creditor Presumption......Page 138
Conclusions......Page 144
Introduction......Page 147
Dwelling, Space and Sense of Place: Philosophical Foundations......Page 150
Unpacking the Meanings of Home......Page 158
Conclusions......Page 193
Introduction......Page 197
The Political Ideology of Home Ownership......Page 204
Societal Advantages of Home Ownership: A Stake in the System?......Page 209
Societal Advantages of Home Ownership: Macroeconomic Returns......Page 217
Individual Rewards of Home Ownership......Page 222
Home Ownership and Household Wealth......Page 229
Home Ownership and the ‘X Factor’ Meanings of Home......Page 244
Conclusions......Page 253
Part II: Locating the 'Home' Interest in Legal Frameworks......Page 259
Introduction......Page 261
Valuing Property in Land......Page 265
Property and Personhood......Page 303
Conclusions......Page 319
Introduction......Page 323
Alternative Models for Protecting ‘Family Home’......Page 326
The Concept of ‘Family Home’ in English Law......Page 330
The ‘Marriage’ of Family and Home......Page 356
Alternative Approaches: Homestead Legislation......Page 364
Family Home or Home per se: Evaluating the Options......Page 369
Conclusions......Page 373
Introduction......Page 377
Feminist Critique of the Values of Home......Page 382
The Universal Value of Home Ownership......Page 392
Gender Difference in the Meanings of Home......Page 403
Gender, Default and Repossession......Page 411
Conclusions......Page 416
Introduction......Page 425
The Home Interests of Child Occupiers in Legal Discourse......Page 432
Putting Children’s Interests on the Agenda: Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996......Page 442
Conclusions......Page 461
Introduction......Page 467
The Creditor/Occupier Context in a Human Rights Framework......Page 474
Article 8 and the Right to ‘Respect for Home’ in the Creditor/Occupier Context......Page 490
The Impact of the Decision in London Borough of Harrow v Qazi......Page 497
Conclusions......Page 534
Conclusion......Page 539
Bibliography......Page 541
Index......Page 559