The impact of housing finance policies on the right to adequate housing of those living in poverty 2012, para. 67
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The focus on the financial aspects of housing has led to the conceptualization of housing as an asset and commodity, distributed only by market forces. However, even when gaining access to credit, low-income groups have no capacity to negotiate credit conditions or housing typologies and are forced to comply with the housing solutions allocated by the economic and profitability considerations of the housing market.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/286, para. 67.