Home Ownership & Renting Demographics
Data from the Labour Force Survey at the end of 2016 shows…
- Around 65% of UK households were owner-occupiers
- 17% were renting from a private landlord and 18% were renting from a social landlord
- Social renting has declined since 1996, while private renting has increased
- The rate of owner-occupation is also slightly lower than it was ten years ago