UK Housing Market Chart Pack London Housing Chart Book: More price falls to come The brief rise in London buyer activity proved to be short lived, suggesting that the capital’s housing market malaise has further to run. Indeed, even if a no-deal Brexit is avoided, we expect London... 24th September 2019 · 7 mins read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Stuck in limbo July saw the second consecutive monthly rise in new buyer enquiries and house purchase mortgage approvals, as Brexit uncertainty briefly eased. (See Chart 1.) But with house prices very high and... 5th September 2019 · 8 mins read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Rise in demand will be short-lived Housing demand improved in June for the first time in over two years. But with the rise driven heavily by regions with the most expensive prices, and another Brexit deadline looming, that doesn’t... 7th August 2019 · 10 mins read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack London Housing Chart Book: London prices and transactions weaken London’s owner occupier housing market performed poorly, as prices fell and transactions stayed in reverse gear. With house prices high and uncertainty continuing to bite, a recovery in prices and... 20th June 2019 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market struggles to gather momentum Despite an improvement in mortgage approvals, the housing market has struggled to gather any upward momentum. Indeed, with buyer confidence still weak and house prices still high relative to incomes... 7th June 2019 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack No rebound after Brexit delay 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... 10th May 2019 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack London Housing Chart Book: London housing market to soften further House price growth in London has been surprisingly resilient. But with prices very high, interest rates set to rise and the stock of unsold homes growing, we expect a 3% fall in house prices this year... 22nd March 2019 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market uncertainty intensifies Conditions in the housing market have seen no improvement over the last month. Indeed, the data suggest that new buyer enquiries deteriorated at its fastest rate since the financial crisis. Looking... 7th March 2019 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market stumbles along House price growth has slowed to a near standstill, while mortgage approvals are falling. Much of that reflects the high level of house prices, although Brexit uncertainty is increasingly taking its... 8th February 2019 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack A weak end to the year Much like the year just passed, 2019 will be a subdued year for housing. Transactions and mortgage approvals saw no meaningful gains, house prices grew very slowly, and all signs point to a weak first... 9th January 2019 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack London Housing Chart Book: Rents and house price growth to diverge London’s house purchase and rental market will diverge next year. High house prices and rising interest rates will push down London house prices, and make a sustained recovery in transactions unlikely... 21st December 2018 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market slowdown to continue Our outlook for the housing market is weak. Admittedly, the recent rise in mortgage approvals and housing transactions offered a little relief for the market. But leading indicators suggest that those... 10th December 2018 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack House price inflation heading to 1% The outlook for the housing market is subdued. In the near term, rate rises and signs of growing lender caution will add to the headwinds facing the market. That said, at least house prices are now... 6th November 2018 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Fresh fall in housing market activity After a brief respite in the middle 2018, housing market activity is once again in decline. As a result, there is little prospect of a recovery in transactions or mortgage approvals before the end of... 9th October 2018 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack London Housing Chart Book: London’s downturn set to persist In line with our expectations, housing transactions in London are falling, while house prices are on a gradual downward trajectory. Even so, house prices are still very high and with interest rates on... 25th September 2018 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market activity stays flat New buyer enquiries, new sales instructions and newly agreed sales all held steady over the month. As a result, there are few reasons to expect a pick-up in either mortgage approvals or transactions... 6th September 2018 · 1 min read
