MoneyWeek map: Where is home ownership the highest?
Sixty-six percent of people in Britain own their own homes. But which country in Europe can boast the highest percentage of homeowners? MoneyWeek's map reveals all.
Despite the infamous British obsession with property, we're far from being Europe's top home-owning nation. Figures from Nationwide reveal that home ownership in Britain (the percentage of owner-occupied homes as a percentage of the housing stock) lags behind the likes of Hungary, Spain, Greece and Italy. Indeed, British home ownership peaked back in 2003 at 71%, with the high cost of property one key reason for the decline.
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