Housing market conditions were weak in April, as the delay to Brexit did little to rebuild confidence in among buyers and sellers. Looking ahead, we expect uncertainty and high house prices to further hold back activity, driving a small fall in mortgage approvals and transactions this year. Meanwhile, we expect house prices to grow by just 1% y/y.
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