UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Oct.) Housing demand grew for a second consecutive month in October, as buyers gradually returned to the market. But high house prices and a weaker economy will prevent this from being translated into house... 10th November 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Oct.) Data from Halifax point to house prices stagnating in the third quarter. That echoes the broad picture outlined by other indices that, while house price growth slowed in the wake of the referendum... 7th November 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Oct.) House prices held flat in October, while the annual rate of growth decelerated to 4.6%. Other data suggest that buyers are now starting to return to the market following the Brexit shock. But with... 2nd November 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Sep.) • Mortgage approvals for house purchase rose for the first time in four months in September, echoing last week’s message from the BBA data that the fall in mortgage lending has bottomed out. 31st October 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Sep. 16) Mortgage approvals rose for house purchase rose the first time in four months, suggesting that the recent fall in mortgage lending has bottomed out. That said, with the economic backdrop set to be... 26th October 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response UK House Price Index (Aug.) House price growth on the official index strengthened a touch August, all but confirming that the Brexit vote caused little damage. But with prices already high and economic growth set to be sluggish... 18th October 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey (Q3 2016) Today’s Credit Conditions Survey shows that lenders became a little more cautious in the aftermath of the referendum. And while banks look set to relax conditions for mortgage lending in Q4, the... 14th October 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Sep. 16) September’s RICS survey shows to the first rise in buyer enquiries since March. But with economic growth set to moderate and house prices already high, we don’t expect house price growth to take off... 13th October 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response House prices stabilised in September Today’s data from the Halifax showed that house prices were more or less flat on the month in September. Therefore, it echoes the evidence provided by other indices that house prices have proved... 7th October 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Sep. 16) While house price growth slowed a touch in September, the bigger picture is one of resilience in the face of the Brexit vote. Yet the fundamentals suggest that prices are still very high, meaning that... 30th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Aug. 16) Mortgage approvals edged down further in August as the referendum hit to buyer confidence continued to feed through to lending. While confidence is slowly returning as it becomes clear that the... 29th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Official House Price Index (Jul.) and MLAR statistics (Q2) The official house price index recorded a modest drop in house prices in July, immediately following the referendum, consistent with our forecast that house price inflation will slow sharply during... 13th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Aug.) Today’s rebound in the RICS survey data suggest that the post-referendum housing market malaise is wearing off. But with the majority of the survey’s measures still weak, the market is still some... 8th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Aug. 16) Today’s data from the Halifax point to a minor post-referendum dip in house prices. But with the economic data increasingly pointing away from a full-blown recession and interest rates set to stay low... 7th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Aug. 16) While data from Nationwide point to resilient house price growth in August, leading indicators suggest that this won’t last. Indeed, with house price expectations muted and the economy set to weaken... 31st August 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Jul. 16) Mortgage lending cooled in July, as the referendum hurt buyer confidence. Uncertainty has lifted somewhat since. But buyers will stay cautious as the economic backdrop softens, helping to keep lending... 30th August 2016 · 1 min read
