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UK Housing - A Nation of Permanent Renters?

Geoff Riley

14th February 2016

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Such is the affordability crisis in owner-occupied housing in Britain that there is a significant risk that millions of people will never be able to buy their own property. A new report from the Resolution Foundation found that those aged 65 and over now account for almost one-third of all homeowners, up from less than one-quarter in 1998. Low effective demand for rented housing is also a major problem in many parts of the country. Click here for a link to the Resolution Foundation research on the UK housing market

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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