Housing

Housing is set to be the battleground as Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith compete to see who can call City Hall "home" in 2016, writes Ben Marshall in the New Statesman.

Housing is now the number one `top of mind' issue for Londoners, a poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of London Councils has found.

Confidence in rising property prices has rallied and remains high, moving from the June to the September 2015 waves of the Housing Market Confidence Tracker.

The September Economist/Ipsos issues index shows that over half (56%) of the public mention immigration as among the most important issues facing Britain.

The August Economist Ipsos issues index shows that half (50%) the public mention immigration as among the most important issues facing Britain.

The July 2015 Economist/Ipsos Issues Index shows that immigration once more tops the list of the most important issues facing Britain despite a sharp increase in concern about defence/terrorism.

A poll conducted on behalf of ResPublica has found that the public believe less litter and rubbish (36%) and less crime, vandalism and graffiti (35%) are the most important aspects that make their area a beautiful place to live.

Confidence in rising property prices reached its highest level in May 2015 since the inception of the Housing Market Confidence Tracker survey, before relaxing slightly in June 2015.

Ben Marshall blogs for the Chartered Institute of Housing on the top 10 things the British public do and do not know about the UK housing market - and what they think.