UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Jul.) Mortgage approvals for house purchase weakened in July, as the effect of the Brexit vote knocked confidence. And while buyer sentiment has partially rebounded, lending is set to stay weak until the... 24th August 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Official UK House Price Index (Jun.) Today’s data point to solid house price growth ahead of the referendum. And while London lost the top spot, price growth there still recorded double-digit gains. Yet with prices already high, and the... 16th August 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Jul.) July’s RICS survey suggests that the initial shock that followed the referendum eased a little over the month. But with most readings still in negative territory, the data are signalling a slowdown in... 11th August 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response CML Lending Trends (2016 Q2) Mortgage advances for house purchase picked up strongly in June. But with most of the data reflecting transactions agreed pre-referendum, these figures do not give a clean bill of health to the post... 10th August 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Jul.) Today’s Halifax index painted a mixed picture for the post-referendum house price reaction. But taking a wider view, there are plenty of signs that house price inflation is set to slow markedly over... 5th August 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Jun.) Mortgage approvals for house purchase fell in June, in part down to the referendum and lingering effects of the stamp duty surcharge. And with the fall in new buyer enquiries unlikely to reverse soon... 29th July 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Jul. 16) Data from Nationwide suggest that house price growth held broadly steady in the first month after Brexit. But the nature of the data, as well as the fact that other indicators are consistent with... 28th July 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Jun. 2016) Mortgage approvals for house purchase fell in June, as uncertainty, both in the run-up to the referendum and in its aftermath, weighed on demand. And the post-Brexit data we’ve seen so far is... 26th July 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Official UK House Price Index (May.) The annual rate of house price growth held firm in May. And while house price growth in London is still running strong, survey data suggest that price growth in the capital will cool sharply over the... 19th July 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Jun 2016) June’s RICS survey saw several key indicators fall to post-crisis lows, and was broadly consistent with our view that Brexit will drive down housing market activity and cool the rate of house price... 14th July 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey (Q2, 2016) Lenders reported a small drop in secured credit availability to households in the second quarter. But the availability of debt for commercial property fell sharply, and the outlook for Q3 looks... 13th July 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Jun.) The Halifax index reported a solid rise in house prices in May. But with the quarterly rate of growth having more than halved over the last few months, today’s data suggest that house price growth had... 7th July 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Jun.) & Mortgage Lending (May.) Today’s data paint a picture of a relatively subdued housing market in the run up to the referendum. Unfortunately, it will be several months before we get a clear picture of how the tangible sense of... 29th June 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (May.) Mortgage approvals partly reversed April’s post-stamp duty slump in May. But with the near-term economic outlook weakened by the Brexit vote, and uncertainty now set to persist, we expect growth in... 24th June 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Official UK House Price Index (Apr.) The new official UK house price index reported that house price inflation slowed a touch in April. And a new breakdown of the data showed that price pressures were strongest for newbuild homes and... 14th June 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics (Q1) The detailed mortgage lending statistics released by the Bank of England today confirm the surge in activity amongst BTL landlords ahead of the recent stamp duty changes. Yet more significant, perhaps... 14th June 2016 · 1 min read
