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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