UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Mar.) Annual house price growth on the Halifax index slowed as prices held flat for the second month running. And, with real wage growth squeezed and demand growth paused, we think house price inflation... 7th April 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Mar.) House price inflation cooled in March, a trend that we expect to continue. However, with the economic and interest rate backdrop supportive, the immediate risks of a house price correction seem low. 31st March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Feb.) Mortgage approvals fell in February, the first month-on-month fall since August. With a sharp rise buy-to-let unlikely and buyer demand growth paused, we expect only modest growth in mortgage... 29th March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Feb.) The recovery in mortgage approvals stalled in February. Looking ahead, while we expect lending to rise in 2017, a sluggish outlook for buy-to-let, combined with subdued levels of buyer interest... 24th March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response UK House Price Index (Jan.) House price growth accelerated in January according to the official index. But recent revisions to the index have all been downwards, suggesting that today’s data should be interpreted with care. 21st March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics (Q4) Today’s MLAR data confirmed a weak end to 2016 for buy-to-let lending, while data from the CML points to this persisting through to January. That weakness, combined with continued caution from lenders... 14th March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Feb.) Today’s survey suggests that the recovery in housing market demand has petered out. Looking ahead, with prices already very high and real wage growth slowing, a resurgence in price growth is looking... 9th March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Feb.) House price growth on the Halifax index is once again cooling. And while activity seems to have picked up, the dip in real earnings growth and already high prices will keep house price inflation on a... 7th March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Feb.) & Mortgage Lending (Jan.) Mortgage approvals for house purchase rose for the fifth consecutive month in January. But they are still lower than this time last year, and with house price inflation holding broadly steady at 4.5%... 1st March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Jan.) Mortgage approvals picked up at the start of 2017, supported by record low interest rates and a solid economic backdrop. But continued weakness in buy-to-let lending will temper the recovery across... 24th February 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Housebuilding (Q4 2016) Healthy levels of consumer confidence and steady economic growth encouraged housebuilders to ramp up production in Q4. And while we don’t think that pace of growth will be sustained, the outlook for... 23rd February 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response CML Lending Trends (2016 Q4) Weak demand from home-movers and prospective BTL landlords continued to drag on mortgage lending towards the end of last year. As a result, lending volumes recorded their weakest Q4 performance since... 14th February 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response UK House Price Index (Dec.) House price growth on the official index accelerated in December, driven in part by a surprisingly strong set of figures for the North of England. But with house prices high across the country, this... 14th February 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Jan.) January’s RICS survey reported that the number of homes coming onto the market fell again. But while the shortage of homes for sale will keep competition amongst buyers high, house prices are already... 9th February 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Jan.) The Halifax report that house prices fell in January, partially unwinding a strong run in the final quarter of 2016. The data, therefore, echoed the message from last week’s Nationwide data that house... 7th February 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Jan.) House price growth continued its downward trend at the start of the year. We expect this to continue during 2017, as buyers become increasingly constrained by the very high level of prices. 1st February 2017 · 1 min read
