More 25-44 year olds in rented properties as home owner numbers plunge

While owner occupancy rates have remained stable since 2013, the number of 24-44-year-olds entering home ownership has seen a large decline.

Figures released within The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government's English Housing Survey for 2016 to 2017 show that over the last decade, the drop in the proportion of 25 to 44 year olds in owner occupations has been 'particularly pronounced'.