Cost Control and Revenue Generation: The Case of Public-housing Companies' Experiences in Sweden

Abstract

Lindbergh L., Larsson C.-G. and Wilson T. L. (2004) Cost control and revenue generation: the case of public-housing companies' experiences in Sweden, Regional Studies38, 803-815. Increased competition for funds associated with the provision of public-sector housing, stock privatization, and attempts to introduce more tenant-centred and effective housing management services are trends seen in social housing throughout the European Union. Consequently, studies have been done that compare programmes worldwide and in Europe, or analyse changes in single countries. The Swedish system has received attention because of its long-term viability. An ordinary least-squares analysis of financial information from providers in this system has been made with special regard to revenue generation capabilities, the ability to remain profitable, and the retention of asset values for both level and first difference approaches. If one general lesson can be drawn from the empirical results, it would be that expenditures on con...