The chart below shows the percentages 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, make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph provides information about the percentages of houses owned and rented in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

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, it is evident that the rental market was growing comparatively more until the year 1961, after which citizens started owning properties more than they used to. A rise in the trend of English and Welsh society buying their own homes can be noticed. It started with 25% of households being owned by

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in 1918, which increased by 25% until 1971. People continued buying properties, and

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went up by 20% more, almost hitting the mark of 70% in 2001. A slight decline of around 5% was witnessed in 2011. The rental market was at its peak in 1918, when 75% of households were rented.

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declined to almost 30% until 2001. There was a variation in the percentage of ownership of residences and rented residences every year except in 1971 when 50% of the accommodations were owned and the remaining were rented. The rental market picked up its pace in 2011, with almost 35% of the homes being rented by society.