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Owner occupied households fall: CLG
The number of owner occupied households fell from a peak of 14.8m in 2005 and 2006 to 14.6m in 2008-09, according to the Communities and Local Government (CLG).
The English Housing Survey (EHS) report shows that couples with no dependent children were the most common type of household at 36% and the most common type of owner occupiers at 42% in 2008/2009.
Over half (59%) of all private renters expected to eventually buy a home in the UK compared to only around 27% of social renters.
Overcrowding was highest in the rented sectors. 6.7% of social rented households and 5.4% of private rented households were overcrowded while only 1.6% of owner occupiers were overcrowded.
The EHS began in April 2008 and brought together two former CLG housing surveys – the English House Condition Survey and the Survey of English Housing.
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