Housing Issues to Watch Out For In 2015

With unaffordable homes, unrest among young people and a general election, here are the four issues that will dominate the housing headlines this year.

• Rent Control - According to a recent survey fewer than 10% of Britons oppose rent control, while almost 60% support the policy.
• Youth Vote - Housing is an important policy area for younger voters. The parties will be planning strong lines on housing to share with younger voters closer to the May general election.
• Most Creative Councils On Housing - With cross party support for a new generation of council housing, local authorities are fighting to come up with the best ideas on housing.
• More Housing Protests - 2013 saw a number of small scale housing protests in the capital, largely organised by local youth activists. But towards the end of the year they began to take in professionals up to their late 30s priced out of the promise of home ownership.

Read more on the Guardian website.