UK Housing Market Data Response CML Lending Trends (2015 Q1) Mortgage lending got off to a slow start in 2015, with advances for house purchase in the first quarter down by 9% on a year earlier. But there are signs that mortgage volumes are resuming their... 19th May 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Apr.) The RICS April housing survey implies that a chronic lack of liquidity, not economic fundamentals, is driving the gains in house prices. The combination of depressed sales and rising prices is exactly... 14th May 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Apr.) The latest rise in the Halifax house price index might not be quite as strong as it initially seems. The underlying trend in the pace of house price growth actually eased a little. Nevertheless, it... 8th May 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Mar.) Mortgage approvals for house purchased flatlined in March according to the Bank of England. Some buyers may be holding back to make use of the various home buying inducements currently being promised... 1st May 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Land Registry Repeat Sales Index (Mar.) The Land Registry reported a not insignificant fall of 0.8% in house prices in March. While that may appear to contradict yesterday’s far stronger Nationwide report, looking through the monthly... 30th April 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Land Registry Repeat Sales Index (Mar.) The Land Registry reported a not insignificant fall of 0.8% in house prices in March. While that may appear to contradict yesterday’s far stronger Nationwide report, looking through the monthly... 30th April 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide House Prices (Apr.) A strong 1% rise in house prices during April brings the Nationwide into line with other measures which show that prices have been picking up since the start of the year. Record high employment... 29th April 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Mar.) According to the BBA, mortgage approvals for house purchase increased at the fastest monthly rate for over a year in March. Despite the slowdown in GDP growth in the first quarter, the economic... 28th April 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Mar.) The RICS survey reported that house prices are starting to gather pace. While demand is still subdued, the few buyers that are in the market are competing for a dwindling number of homes for sale. 16th April 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Halifax House Prices (Mar.) House prices according to the Halifax increased by 0.4% during March, pushing underlying growth to a six-month high. With employment at record highs at the same time as mortgage rates are at record... 9th April 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey (Q1) The Credit Conditions Survey painted a weak picture of the residential mortgage market, but confirmed that the commercial lending market is improving. While the supply of residential mortgages is... 8th April 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lending (Feb.) Mortgage approvals for house purchase increased to a six-month high in February, helped by record low mortgage rates and rising employment. As lenders become more comfortable with the new regulatory... 31st March 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Nationwide (Mar.) & Land Registry (Feb.) House Prices The Nationwide reported house prices more-or-less held their ground in March, pushing the annual rate down to its lowest level since September 2013. But the Land Registry reported stronger gains and... 27th March 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (Feb.) A strong economic backdrop, and early signs that lenders are seeking to raise the availability of loans helped mortgage approvals increase for the second month in a row. Both factors should continue... 25th March 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Residential Market Survey (Feb.) Housing demand finally stabilised in February according to RICS surveyors, but the lack of homes for sale appears to be weighing on buyer enquiries. But that same lack of properties on the market is... 12th March 2015 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics (Q4) Despite a further drop in mortgage rates, banks and building societies have cut back their mortgage lending. That reflects a stricter lending environment, with the share of high loan-to-value and loan... 10th March 2015 · 1 min read
