UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Nov.) The RICS survey revealed a slight deterioration in the number of homes for sale. Admittedly, buyer growth has slowed. But with the number of homes coming onto the market still falling, there are few... 10th December 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices and Mortgage Lenders Statistics (Nov/Q3) According to the Halifax, annual house price growth slowed in November, albeit from a very high rate. That said, today’s Bank of England MLAR statistics showed LTIs rising for a second quarter, in... 8th December 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Oct.) The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase picked up again in October, confirming that last month’s dip was not the start of a weakening trend. In contrast, approvals for remortgaging cooled... 30th November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide (Nov.) and Land Registry (Oct.) House Prices Today’s data showed that there has been little if any increase in house price pressures over the past month. And the Chancellor’s recent actions against buy-to-let strengthen our case that house price... 27th November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Oct.) Mortgage approvals for house purchase picked up in October, providing reassurance that last month’s unexpected dip was a one-off. There are plenty of reasons to think that mortgage activity will... 25th November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Housebuilding (Q3) Housing starts recovered in Q3, reversing some of the dip in activity seen in the second quarter. But with labour shortages worsening and unemployment already close to a record low, a rapid... 19th November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Oct.) There was little reason to be cheerful about in this morning’s RICS survey. The big picture is that price pressures remain elevated and there is little sign of any imminent improvement in market... 12th November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response CML Lending Trends (2015 Q3) While the strength of BTL lending will doubtless attract most of the headlines, today’s CML data show that more than half of BTL advances were for remortgaging rather than house purchase. This implies... 11th November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Oct.) According to the Halifax, house price inflation accelerated to 9.7% in October. That is a much faster rate than is currently being reported by other indices and, at more than three times the rate of... 5th November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Oct.) & Mortgage Lending (Sep.) Nationwide reported that house price growth picked up a little in October, despite a dip in mortgage approvals for house purchase during the previous month. Both figures suggest that the low levels of... 29th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Land Registry Repeat Sales Index (Sep.) House price growth accelerated in September, reflecting the healthy economic backdrop and the shortage of homes for sale on the market. But given that house prices are already high, we think that... 28th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Sep.) The BBA reported a dip in mortgage approvals for both house purchase and remortgaging in September. But with economic conditions supportive, the number of buyers growing, and banks seeking to expand... 26th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey (Q3) 13th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Sep.) September’s RICS survey painted a similar picture to that seen in recent months. But with house prices already so high, there were tentative signs that buyers are increasingly wary of responding to... 8th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Sep.) Halifax house price inflation eased back in September. And over the remainder of the year, we would expect it to move closer into line with the picture being painted by the other major indices. 6th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Sep.) House price growth picked up in September, reflecting improving demand conditions and the shortage of homes for sale. With few signs that the imbalance between buyers and sellers is closing, we expect... 30th September 2015 · 1 min read
