UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Nov.) House price inflation in November was unchanged, at 2.5% y/y. And with buyer demand weakening and mortgage approvals having fallen for a third consecutive month, house price growth is set to hold at... 30th November 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Oct.) Lending for house purchase fell for a third consecutive month in October. But remortgaging surged, as owners rushed to refinance ahead of November’s interest rate hike. 29th November 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response UK Finance Mortgage Lending (Oct.) House purchase mortgage approvals fell back in October. But the data show that remortgaging surged, as existing borrowers rushed to lock in record low rates ahead of November’s rate rise. 24th November 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response UK House Price Index (Sep.) House price inflation accelerated in September. But initial estimates on the official index tend to be revised down in later months. And with house prices high, as well as few signs of a revival in... 14th November 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Oct.) Falling buyer interest and newly agreed sales point to further near-term weakness in housing market activity. That said, with the economic backdrop showing signs of improvement, mortgage approvals and... 9th November 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Oct.) According to the Halifax index, house price growth accelerated in October. But the other indices recorded more modest gains. With prices already very high and interest rates starting to rise, we... 7th November 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Oct.) House prices are growing at low single-digit rates. With house prices already high, a rate hike imminent and banks looking increasingly cautious, we think price growth will stay around 2% in 2018. 1st November 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Sep.) Mortgage lending edged downwards for a second consecutive month in September. This has partly been driven by the muted economic backdrop. But stalling house price growth and expectations of a rate... 30th October 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response UK Finance Mortgage Lending (Sep.) Mortgage approvals have held broadly steady for the last two months. And with a November rate rise looking increasingly likely and banks having shown signs of pulling back on riskier lending, mortgage... 25th October 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response UK House Price Index (Aug.) The official house price index continues to report house price growth that is rather stronger than the other main indices. But the further slowdown in London house price inflation, which led the... 17th October 2017 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey (Q3) Mortgage credit availability rose in Q3, but banks appear to have retreated from the provision of riskier home loans. And credit availability to commercial property was broadly flat on the year. 12th October 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Sep.) With the fall in buyer enquiries accelerating, newly agreed sales falling sharply and a fresh slide in surveyors’ expectations, the RICS survey points to an extended slowdown in the housing market. 12th October 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Sep.) House price growth accelerated on the Halifax index. But this is at odds with the softer picture reported by the other main indices. Regardless, with real wages being eroded, house prices already so... 6th October 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending/Nationwide House Prices (Aug/Sep) Mortgage approvals fell back in August and their sustained weakness is taking its toll on house price inflation, which has more than halved since the turn of the year. 29th September 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response UK Finance Mortgage Lending The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase posted a marginal rise in August, adding to the impression that the falls seen in the first half of the year have now run their course. But the rise... 26th September 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Aug.) Buyer enquiries showed no signs of life in August. That, and the fact that newly agreed sales continued to fall, dampens the prospect of a more rapid recovery in activity over the next few months. 14th September 2017 · 1 min read
