Home ownership in Britain is now 66%
Britain is far from being the top home-owning nation.
Figures from the Nationwide reveal that Britain is behind countries like Hungary, Greece, Italy and Spain - all of which currently have sovereign debt problems.
Britain's home ownership peaked at 71% in 2003.
Hungary 93%
Spain 89%
Italy 80%
Greece 80%
Belgium 78%
Ireland 74%
Portugal 74%
UK 66%
Sweden 63%
France 58%
Netherlands 56%
Denmark 54%
Germany 43%