The stats that highlight how young families in the UK are being ‘priced out of homeownership’
A recent report highlights that young families in the UK are increasingly unable to afford homeownership, leading to a rise in private renting. The number of children living in rented homes has nearly tripled over the past 25 years. This demographic shift coincides with significant changes in the private rented sector, which has more than doubled in size since 2000.
- ▪Children are now more likely than working-age adults to live in Britain's private rented sector.
- ▪The number of children in privately rented homes has increased from 1.1 million in 2000-01 to an estimated 3.2 million by 2024-25.
- ▪The private rented sector now houses 12.9 million people in 5.1 million households, a significant rise from 5.1 million people in 2.5 million households in 2000-01.
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NewsUKHome NewsThe stats that highlight how young families in the UK are being ‘priced out of homeownership’As the number of private renters has changed, so too have the characteristics of tenants, the research foundVicky Shaw Saturday 23 May 2026 07:43 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2982097","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-rent-homeowner-renters-rights-act-children-young-adults-b2982097.html","title":"The stats that show how young families are being ‘priced out of homeownership’ "}}Renters’ Rights Act:…
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