Rightmove has released figures highlighting the difficulties faced by those looking for smaller properties, including those looking to get onto the housing ladder for the first time. It suggests that younger generations and those living with their parents are particularly downbeat about the prospects of finding suitable housing, with the average age of a first time buyer now 33. Rightmove are calling for obstacles to delivery to be lifted and are encouraging the delivery of more affordable homes in the right locations.
This is a good round-up of the latest figures from Rightmove: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/14/most-renters-feel-theyre-unlikely-to-buy-home-in-next-five-years-review