In Tokyo, the Housing problem had gone through with the lack of quantity, Although we still remain of a problem which concern about the quality of habitat and environment. As the developed country, we especially have been inferior to the condition of dwelling. Therefore, this study attempt to see the fundamental factor that have been caused this situation. Also comparing with London which have mature housing policy makes it more clearly. In analysis, It's pointed that the importance of New Scheme which control the rebuilt of housing in each plots. Should be considered the the new style of housing provision for urban habitat.

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This paper deals with these three points; 1) The trend of a Condominium supply from 1973 to 1995 in the 4 regional hub cities, 2) The difference in trend depending on the city scale, 3) The role of a Condominium in the regional hub cities.
1) The number of providing Condominium have been increasing from the later of '80s because of the land price inflation, in regional hub cities. In the early of '70s the Condominium were provided mainly to the center of the city but the later of '80s, the target of the condominium offer was changed from inner area to suburb.
2) The city size of Sapporo or Hukuoka is bigger than that of Sendai or Hiroshima. So the number of housing supply in Sapporo or Hukuoka is about 2.5 times as many as that of Sendai or Hiroshima. In case of Sapporo or Hukuoka, the rate of the Condominium provision is comparatively small in the center of the city and the provision covers the wide area of the outer area.
3) In the center of the city, the dwelling size is about from 20m² to 100m², comparing suburb to the city center, the common dwelling size is 70m². Then the Condominium is popular style as a urban dwelling.

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Land readjustment projects use replotting for the settlement of the projects. But there is limitation of replotting such as the limit of the transfer of plots beyond project areas, the scope of the transfer of plots in the project area due to correspondence rule of former plots and new plots. There are two alternatives of replotting, exchange of plots and securitization of plots. The use of exchnge of plots will benefit land readjustment projects so that its legislation for land readjustment projects is recommended.

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