The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.
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The graph illustrates information about two different countries for a certain period of time
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both renting and buying houses.
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, from 1918 to 2001, owned accommodations increased through the period,
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rented ones decreased during these decades. It can clearly be seen that, until the year
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1971,
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both reached the same figures of 50
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percent
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, house rentals were the most popular trend, starting the period with nearly 80
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. Meanwhile, from 1918 to 1971, house owning started to gain popularity and
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to gradually rise from approximately 22 to 50
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as
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was referred
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. It is noticeable that from 1981 forward there was a change in the percentages until 2001
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whereas
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owned homes went up to numbers around 70
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,
in contrast
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to home rentals that went down to 30
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. In the
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decade, another fact worth noticing is the reverse tendency of both households where
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rentals had climbed
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the other category started to decline.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words percent with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "went up" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • ownership
  • tenancy
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • proportion
  • residence
  • dwelling
  • shift
  • transition
  • migration
  • fluctuate
  • stabilize
  • rise
  • fall
  • increase
  • decrease
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