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Public attitudes towards the affordability of market housing [electronic resource]

By: Language: English Series: NHPAU Research Findings ; (3)Publication details: NHPAU 2008Subject(s): LOC classification:
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Method -- Government housing targets -- House prices -- Affordability -- Government policies on affordability -- Access to home ownership -- Housing aspirations -- Satisfaction with current housing -- Housing costs -- The credit crunch -- Impact on the credit crunch on the mortgage markets -- Government measures to protect against credit crunch
Summary: Explores public opinion on the affordability of market housing. Main observations included: 65% of respondents believe that the Government target of 240,000 new homes a year are either too low or about right; despite falling house prices, the majority of respondents believe that this will not significantly improve affordability and that one third of aspiring home owners believe that they will never be able to afford to buy a home.
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Method -- Government housing targets -- House prices -- Affordability -- Government policies on affordability -- Access to home ownership -- Housing aspirations -- Satisfaction with current housing -- Housing costs -- The credit crunch -- Impact on the credit crunch on the mortgage markets -- Government measures to protect against credit crunch

Explores public opinion on the affordability of market housing. Main observations included: 65% of respondents believe that the Government target of 240,000 new homes a year are either too low or about right; despite falling house prices, the majority of respondents believe that this will not significantly improve affordability and that one third of aspiring home owners believe that they will never be able to afford to buy a home.