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

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The given bar chart indicates comprehensive information regarding the ratio of residents of England and Whales who owned the house compared to those who were
tenant
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from 1918 to 2011. From an
overall
perspective, it is starkly apparent that the figure for these two groups went in negative parallel throughout the given period.
While
the figure for the landlords displayed a downward trend, renters showed an upward trend. Upon more rigorous scrutiny, it can be deduced that in 1918 the house owners' ratio stood at somewhere in
vicinity
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of 80% which was four times more than tenants.
However
, going forward
this
gap diminished and collapsed in 1971 at 50%.
Moreover
, after 1971 the proportion of renters surpassed the house owners hitting an all-time high in 2001 at
near
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seven out of ten before a margin drop in 2011.
In contrast
, the fraction of landlords descended and hit a bottom rock at 30% in 2001 before a moderate rise in the next decade (2011).
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • predominant
  • accommodation
  • trend
  • shift
  • households
  • homeownership
  • economic and social circumstances
  • interwar period
  • post-World War II
  • government policies
  • urbanization
  • public policy
  • economic prosperity
  • tipping point
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