Housing evictions in Brussels: how many, who and where?

How many households are evicted from their homes each year in Brussels? What is known about the profile of evicted tenants and landlords who have called for an eviction? Are some parts of the city more affected than others? Although they constitute an extreme case of deprivation of the right to hous...

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Main Authors: Pernelle Godart, Eva Swyngedouw, Mathieu Van Criekingen, Bas van Heur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université libre de Bruxelles - ULB 2023-02-01
Series:Brussels Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/6513
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description How many households are evicted from their homes each year in Brussels? What is known about the profile of evicted tenants and landlords who have called for an eviction? Are some parts of the city more affected than others? Although they constitute an extreme case of deprivation of the right to housing, evictions from housing in Brussels are still very poorly documented. This article aims to address this lack of knowledge by providing a comprehensive snapshot of judicial evictions over one year (2018) for the entire Brussels Region. The results highlight the importance of questioning the lack of institutional data on housing evictions in a city where housing production and allocation is largely dominated by market mechanisms.
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spellingShingle Pernelle Godart
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Housing evictions in Brussels: how many, who and where?
Brussels Studies
housing
poverty
real estate market
law
title Housing evictions in Brussels: how many, who and where?
title_full Housing evictions in Brussels: how many, who and where?
title_fullStr Housing evictions in Brussels: how many, who and where?
title_full_unstemmed Housing evictions in Brussels: how many, who and where?
title_short Housing evictions in Brussels: how many, who and where?
title_sort housing evictions in brussels how many who and where
topic housing
poverty
real estate market
law
url http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/6513
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