The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The displayed bar chart illustrates the comparison of buying and renting houses in two countries from 1918 to 2011 over a period of 93 years.

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, the ratio of rented

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experienced

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trend,

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the percentage of owning accommodation by

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showed a downward trend throughout the period. Both, rented and owned citizens had some fluctuations.

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purchased accommodation by citizens

initially

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had a lower rate and it outraged rented

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of the period. In 1918

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buying accommodation was approximately 23%. It developed at almost 32% in 1939 and remained constant until 1953.

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, it improved significantly from about 32

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to 69

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between 1953 and 2001.

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, it slightly dropped

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about 64

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in 2011. As far as

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in rented homes are concerned, 1918 was the boom year with nearly 78% were started to drop afterwards.

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, it remains constant at around 68% between 1939 and 1953, it continued to go down and reached only 30% in 2001. In the year 2011, it mildly rose to around 36 per cent.