The HomeOwner Survey 2019 - Concerns, trends and how we feel about our homes

Housing concerns among aspiring homeowners % very/ somewhat serious problem among aspiring homeowners 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 vs 2018 Ability for First-time buyers to get on the property ladder 87 85 84 89 89 91 +3 House prices 84 84 83 86 88 88 0 Saving for a deposit to buy 87 86 84 85 87 87 0 Availability of housing 72 72 78 80 81 81 0 Ability to get a mortgage/ remortgage n/a 78 72 75 71 72 +1 Being able to pay off the mortgage 74 71 72 69 68 72 +4 Quality of housing 59 57 60 64 63 72 +9 Being able to move up property ladder 67 63 65 63 63 63 0 Estate agent fees 63 57 56 61 59 62 +3 Property/ solicitor fees 60 52 51 55 52 57 +5 Homebuying/ homeselling process 58 51 52 54 51 52 +1 Leasehold/ freehold system n/a 42 45 52 53 55 +2 Gazumping 50 47 41 48 46 42 -4 Availability of housing for over 60s n/a n/a n/a 45 40 44 +4 Stamp duty rates 58 46 44 42 38 44 +6 Negative equity 59 47 42 40 36 40 +4 Gazundering n/a n/a 38 n/a 34 38 +4 Sample size (aspiring homeowners): 677 573 573 553 600 610