This statistic presents the opinion of adults in the United Kingdom (UK) on whether the renovation of old houses could solve the shortage in housing as of 2014. The largest share of respondents - 36 percent - said that they "tend to disagree" with the negative statement, that such action would not make any difference, effectively agreeing that turning empty houses in usable homes could bring positive results.
Is turning empty homes into usable homes not going to solve the shortage of housing in the UK?
* Data was weighted to be representative of adults in the UK.
The full question read as follows: "To what extent do you agree with the statement: Turning empty homes into usable homes is not going to solve the shortage of housing in the UK?"
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ComRes, & Empty Homes. (November 27, 2014). Is turning empty homes into usable homes not going to solve the shortage of housing in the UK? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463866/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-renovation-housing-stock/
ComRes, und Empty Homes. "Is turning empty homes into usable homes not going to solve the shortage of housing in the UK?." Chart. November 27, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463866/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-renovation-housing-stock/
ComRes, Empty Homes. (2014). Is turning empty homes into usable homes not going to solve the shortage of housing in the UK?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463866/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-renovation-housing-stock/
ComRes, and Empty Homes. "Is Turning Empty Homes into Usable Homes Not Going to Solve The Shortage of Housing in The Uk?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463866/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-renovation-housing-stock/
ComRes & Empty Homes, Is turning empty homes into usable homes not going to solve the shortage of housing in the UK? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463866/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-renovation-housing-stock/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Is turning empty homes into usable homes not going to solve the shortage of housing in the UK? [Graph], ComRes, & Empty Homes, November 27, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463866/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-renovation-housing-stock/
