UK Housing Market Chart Pack House price expectations harden By bringing forward the launch of the Help to Buy guarantee scheme, the Government has given a further boost to expectations that house prices must rise. That has led to very tight market conditions... 7th November 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Tight housing market conditions push up prices Fears that another house price boom is on the way risk becoming self-fulfilling, as buyers rush into the market and sellers stay away in anticipation of future price gains. But demand still faces... 3rd October 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Increase in first-time buyers stokes rise in house prices The region is restructuring, but not by enough to allow it to outperform the UK in the years ahead. We forecast 1.3% growth this year and 2% in 2014, matching the UK, but with longer run rates about 1... 5th September 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market shows steady recovery Record low mortgage rates and the Help to Buy equity loan scheme have given a boost to housing demand, which has helped house prices to make some gains. But with more homes now coming onto the market... 9th August 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market activity on the up Housing market activity is on the up as record low mortgage rates and Government interventions support demand. But supply has so far been slow to respond, with some home movers delaying putting their... 4th July 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Optimism returns to the housing market Sentiment surrounding the housing market appears to be improving, thanks to record low mortgage rates and Government interventions to support the market. But the fundamentals are weak, and with banks... 6th June 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market flat over first quarter of 2013 Various Government interventions, particularly the FLS, have given the housing market a gentle upwards nudge. But early hopes that 2013 would be a year of strong recovery will not be realised, and... 7th May 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market recovery runs up against poor fundamentals What had looked like the beginnings of a modest housing market recovery is already losing steam. While Government efforts to support the market should prevent significant house price falls, weak... 5th April 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market recovery far from guaranteed Positive news on the housing market in the past few months has led to some renewed optimism that the market may be turning the corner. But more recent data serve to highlight that this optimism may be... 7th March 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Funding for Lending puts housing market on life support Government efforts to support the housing market, particularly through the FLS, appear to be bearing fruit. But the fact remains that house prices are still very high in comparison to earnings, and... 8th February 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Positive end to 2012, but 2013 will bring further price falls The Funding for Lending Scheme has helped to ease conditions in the mortgage market somewhat, leading to a marginal improvement in housing market activity. But we expect unemployment to start to rise... 11th January 2013 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market activity improves as the year ends The housing market is showing some renewed signs of life as the year ends, but we suspect these will be snuffed out during 2013. An economy struggling to grow, increases in unemployment and a... 7th December 2012 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Green shoots have yet to emerge in the housing market Another month of pretty dreary housing market data does nothing to alter our view that house prices will continue to drift lower over the next couple of years. But with the recent strength in the... 7th November 2012 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market yet to respond to Government initiatives A further month of depressed data does nothing to change our few that the housing market will continue to grind lower over the remainder of this year and next. And although lenders are claiming that... 4th October 2012 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market activity grinds lower This month provides further evidence that the housing market is on a gentle downwards trajectory. Government efforts to stimulate the sector, either through interventions to boost mortgage lending or... 7th September 2012 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Confidence and credit remain in short supply The majority of the data over the past month support our view that the UK housing market will continue to experience a gradual correction over the next few years. The Funding for Lending scheme may go... 2nd August 2012 · 1 min read
