This statistic presents the attitudes of adults in the United Kingdom (UK) towards empty houses in their own local area as of 2014. A total of 48 percent of respondents said that they "tend to disagree" or "strongly disagree" with the claim that empty homes are a blight on their area.
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ComRes. (November 27, 2014). Are empty homes a blight on your area? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463798/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-in-local-area/
ComRes. "Are empty homes a blight on your area?." Chart. November 27, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463798/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-in-local-area/
ComRes. (2014). Are empty homes a blight on your area?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463798/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-in-local-area/
ComRes. "Are Empty Homes a Blight on Your Area?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463798/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-in-local-area/
ComRes, Are empty homes a blight on your area? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463798/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-in-local-area/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Are empty homes a blight on your area? [Graph], ComRes, November 27, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463798/uk-public-sentiments-empty-houses-in-local-area/