"Dire shortage" of housing in the UK is continuing to drive up prices- RICS's chief economist Simon Rubinsohn.

Surveyors have warned of a "dire shortage" of housing in the UK, which is continuing to drive up prices. The warning, from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors comes ahead of a government White Paper on housing supply, expected this month. Rics said that house hunters were returning to the market after the EU referendum in June, but there was not enough property for them to buy. Simon Rose speaks to RICS's chief economist Simon Rubinsohn for more.