In a month in which energy prices have dominated many of the headlines, a fifth of the public (19%) are now concerned about prices/inflation. This is an increase of 8 percentage points since September
There has been a significant improvement in sentiment towards the UK housing market; however, whilst the gap between buying and selling expectations is narrowing the regional variations remain, according to the latest quarterly Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker conducted by Ipsos.
According to an Ipsos poll for Berkeley Group, more Londoners think that building fewer homes with higher design standard would be better, than building more homes with lower design standards.
Concern about defence/foreign affairs climbs to highest level since the Libyan crisis in April 2011, though the economy celebrates its fifth anniversary as the most important issue facing Britain.
Concern about the economy falls to the lowest point in five years as concern about race/immigration rises to meet it. Poverty and housing also rise in prominence.
An Ipsos survey for the Chartered Institute of Housing has found that a third of people (33%) with rent or mortgage payments are concerned that they won't be able to make these payments next year.
