The statistic illustrates the level of concern regarding the affordability of buying a house or moving according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019. It can be seen that the ability for first-time buyers to get onto the property ladder was the biggest concern at that time, with a total of 87 percent of respondents stating that this was either a very or somewhat serious problem. The second largest concern was with regards to a similar issue, with a total of 85 percent of respondents stating that saving for a deposit to buy a property was either a very or somewhat serious problem as of 2019.
Affordability of buying or moving house according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, by issue
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YouGov, & HomeOwners Alliance. (August 7, 2019). Affordability of buying or moving house according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, by issue [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428521/uk-housing-market-concerns-affordability-purchase-move/
YouGov, und HomeOwners Alliance. "Affordability of buying or moving house according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, by issue ." Chart. August 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428521/uk-housing-market-concerns-affordability-purchase-move/
YouGov, HomeOwners Alliance. (2019). Affordability of buying or moving house according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, by issue . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428521/uk-housing-market-concerns-affordability-purchase-move/
YouGov, and HomeOwners Alliance. "Affordability of Buying or Moving House According to Adults in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2019, by Issue ." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428521/uk-housing-market-concerns-affordability-purchase-move/
YouGov & HomeOwners Alliance, Affordability of buying or moving house according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, by issue Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428521/uk-housing-market-concerns-affordability-purchase-move/ (last visited September 23, 2023)
Affordability of buying or moving house according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, by issue [Graph], YouGov, & HomeOwners Alliance, August 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/428521/uk-housing-market-concerns-affordability-purchase-move/