London Housing Statistics

LONDON HOUSING STATISTICS 2014 We all know that finding a flat in major cities like new York, Hong Kong and London very very hard and expensive. So... We went ahead and collected some interesting facts about living in London and the state, demand and statistics for Londoners and soon to be ones. HOW MANY LONDONERS OWN THEIR HOME? 51.6% OWN THEIR HOME 2010 63.7% OWN THEIR HOME 2006 72.5% OWN THEIR HOME 2001 AVERAGE COST TO RENT AN APARTMENT £1,232 £1,056 £846 2013 - 2014 The average house price in London (May 2013) is £509,000 a rise of 3.3% in just a month. This is compared to a UK average of £249,000. LELPHON IN londoncouncils LONDONCOUNCILS.GOV.UK +2.4% +50% EMPTY HOMES IN LONDON LONDONERS OWN A HOME MORE THEN 75,000 APARTMENTS MORE THEM 50% OF LONDONERS IN LONDON ARE EMPTY HOMES! OWN THIER APARTMENTS / HOMES +3600 +tt +61% (HIGHER) HOMELESS IN LONDON LONDON COSTS MORE! RECENT STATS STATES THAT THERE LONDON HOMES COST ON AVERAGE ARE 3K HOMLESS IN LONDON 61% HIGHER THEN HOMES IN UK +430,000 NEW HOMES IN LONDON +55% LONDONERS LIKE FLATS 430K NEW HOMES WERE BUILT IN 55% OF LONDONERS LIVE IN FLATS. LONDON IN THE PAST 10 YEARS ACROSS THE UK IT STANDS ON 80% SOURCES: bit.ly/1kzcNkU bit.ly/1newCnm bit.ly/WjJ4Hv bit.ly/10ZWDVQ BY: ROOMMATESUK.COM