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 bar chart gives information about the proportion of people who owned or rented a house in Britain and Wales over a 94-year period (1918-2011).
Overall
, it can be clearly seen that the number of people who bought a house increased,
while
the percentage of individuals who rented a residence declined, more or less reversing positions over the years. In 1918, the rental market dominated all types of householding.
While
it started with just under 80% of the market,
this
rate plummeted to reaching just over 30%.
However
, it recovered back to approximately 35% in 2011. As for the buying pattern, there was rising but
then
falling.
although
the rate of people who earned a house for themselves skyrocketed, rising from just over 20% in 1918 to just under 70% in 2001,
this
trend saw a dip to reach a level of roughly 60%.
Furthermore
, it should
also
be noted that the percentage of homeowners overtakes the other group in 1971.
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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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