Research Report 1: Literature review of Small Scale Landlords

This research provides a deeper understanding of housing as a productive asset and it role in promoting economic activity and improved affordable housing supply, through supporting the activities of home based entrepreneurs and small scale landlords. The research focused on obtaining a detailed understanding of how small scale landlords and home based entrepreneurs operate, the key constraints that they face and the extent to which they are using their home as a productive asset. This report report is a review of international and local literature of small scale landlords, as well as documentation provided by professionals in the development sector. The research was sponsored by FinMark Trust, the Social Housing Foundation, the National Department of Housing, and Nedbank.