The document summarizes data from the 2012-13 English Housing Survey on housing tenure trends in England. It shows that home ownership decreased while private renting increased between 2009-10 and 2012-13. The largest decrease in home ownership was among those under 35 years old. Since 2001, private renting increased substantially for those under 45, while home ownership declined most for those under 35. The number of new households entering private renting has exceeded those entering home ownership since 2008-09. Around 60% of social renters received housing benefits in 2012-13 compared to around 20% of private renters.