New polling data from Ipsos in the UK, conducted 3-7 April 2026, finds positivity about the Renters’ Right Act but also low awareness of provisions designed to control rent-setting.
The latest Housing Market Consumer Confidence survey by Ipsos for Halifax has found an upswing in expectations that UK property prices will be higher in 12 months time.
The April Economist/Ipsos Issues index shows that, this month, two fifths of the public (40%) place unemployment among the most important issues facing the country, the highest level of concern in over thirteen years, as the unemployment rate reaches its highest level in seventeen years.
Lack of information and uncertainty about eligibility are the biggest barriers to private renters buying a home through a shared ownership scheme according to new research by Ipsos for Catalyst Housing Limited.
Though unemployment appears to be breaking away from the chasing pack as an issue of public concern, it still has some way to go before it reaches the same level as the economy, mentioned by around two thirds (64%) of the public, also an increase (of three percentage points) since January.
More Britons expect house prices to rise rather than fall over the next twelve months, according to the Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker, conducted by Ipsos.
The first Economist/Ipsos Issues index of 2012 shows that concern about the EU/Euro has increased and it has returned to the list of the top 10 issues facing Britain
The December Economist/Ipsos Issues index shows that a third of the public (33%) place unemployment amongst the most important issues facing the country, a one percentage point increase since November. Concern has been steadily increasing recently and this is now the highest percentage to mention this issue since November 1998.
A new Ipsos survey for Channel 4 has found that three-quarters of the public (76%) agree with the suggestion that there is a housing crisis in Britain.
