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?
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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 May 21, 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 May 21, 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: May 21, 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 May 21, 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/