all you need to know about holiday home ownership

UK Holiday HomeOwnershipAnother useful infographic from HomeProtect

How many people own holiday homes

Scotland and N. Ireland

England and Wales

8,181

165,095

live in

live in

Who owns holiday homes

85% holiday home owners are aged 40-70

25% are retired

Owners: local or remote?

South West40,00 0 o w n e rs 5 6 % live nearby

3 2 ,0 0 0 owners 44% live in another region

Wales28,50 0 o w n e rs 6 1 % live nearby

2 2 ,0 0 0 owners 39% live in another region

South East25,70 0 o w n e rs 5 9 % live nearby

1 8 ,0 0 0 owners 41% live in another region

Eastern20,00 0 o w n e rs 6 2 % live nearby

1 2 ,0 0 0 owners 38% live in another region

Yorkshire & Humber14,50 0 o w n e rs 7 0 % live nearby

6 ,0 0 0 owners 30% live in another region

Reasons people own a second home

77%Students & children of divorced parents

12%11%Weekday home for work

Holiday home

Where has the most holiday homes

Second homes for work purposes

Gwynedd in Wales

8,000 people in Gywnedd own a 2nd property there too

64 in 1,000 only live there occassionally

In England and Wales 2 . 6 m a le s to every 1 f e m a le have a second address for work purposes.

Good online reviews

61% of consumers would be more likely to make a holiday booking after reading a positive review

UK mini breaks

In 2011Brits took 58 million holidays of one night or more, spending £75 billion

Holiday home insurance

Men are 8 % less likely to buy holiday home insurance than women.

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Sources: http://www.gmb.org.uk, http://www.ons.gov.uk, http://www.independent.co.uk, http://www.travelmole.co.uk, http://www.etravel.com, http://www.themovechannel.com, http://www.visitengland.org, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat