UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Lloyd’s House Prices (Aug. 2026) The surprise 0.2% m/m drop in house prices in August on the Lloyds measure (consensus and CE +0.1% m/m) raises the risk that prices rise more slowly in response to high mortgage rates and uncertainty... 7th September 2026 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (August 26) The headline construction PMI nudged slightly lower in August following its strong bounce in July. At 44.3 it remains deep in contractionary territory, where it has languished since December 2024. 4th September 2026 · 1 min read
UK Economics Rapid Response UK Money & Lending (Jul. 2026) July’s money and lending figures show that the near-term outlook for the housing market is weak, households may have funded some of their spending in July by lowering their saving rate and borrowing... 1st September 2026 · 3 mins read
UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Nationwide House Prices (Aug. 2026) The small rise in the Nationwide measure of house prices in August underlines the continued drag on buyers’ appetite from the previous rise in mortgage rates. Uncertainty over possible tax rises in... 1st September 2026 · 2 mins read
UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Lloyds House Prices (Jul. 2026) The stagnation in the Lloyds measure of house prices (recently rebranded from Halifax) in July chimes with the message from the alternative Nationwide house price index that high mortgage rates... 7th August 2026 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (July 26) There was a sharp rebound in the construction PMI in July, with the headline measure bouncing back to 44.7, not far off its average level in the first three months of the year. However, although we... 6th August 2026 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Nationwide House Prices (Jul. 2026) The small 0.1% m/m rise in the Nationwide measure of house prices in July shows that higher mortgage rates since the start of the Iran war continued to constrain house price growth. And with the... 31st July 2026 · 2 mins read
UK Economics Rapid Response UK Money & Lending (Jun. 2026) June’s money and lending figures show that the near-term outlook for the housing market remains weak, households may be funding some of the decent spending in June by lowering their saving rate, and... 29th July 2026 · 3 mins read
UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Lloyds House Prices (Jun. 2026) The modest rise in the Lloyds measure of house prices (rebranded from Halifax) in June suggests that the weak housing market may be starting to turn a corner. This will have further to go if the... 7th July 2026 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (June 26) The construction sector appears to have stabilised in June as, after three straight months of falls, the headline CIPS construction PMI rose marginally, from 38.2 to 38.4. While that remains an... 6th July 2026 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Nationwide House Prices (Jun. 2026) The stagnation in the Nationwide measure of house prices in June (CE -0.2%, consensus 0.0%) shows that the rise in mortgage rates triggered by the Iran war continues to weigh on the housing market... 1st July 2026 · 3 mins read
UK Economics Rapid Response UK Money & Lending (May 2026) May’s money and lending data show that households continued to save a bit less to offset some of the hit to their real incomes and have delayed, or perhaps even cancelled, house purchases in response... 29th June 2026 · 3 mins read
UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Halifax House Prices (May 2026) The modest fall in the Halifax measure of house prices in May shows that the rise in mortgage rates triggered by the Iran war continues to weigh on the housing market. 5th June 2026 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (May 26) After another month-on-month decline, the headline CIPS construction PMI dropped to 38.2, its lowest level since May 2020. Meanwhile, t he fourth consecutive fall in the future activity index, to 53.0... 4th June 2026 · 1 min read
UK Economics Rapid Response UK Money & Lending (Apr. 2026) April’s money and lending data suggest that households are responding to the war in Iran by saving a bit less, borrowing just as much and almost carrying on regardless when it comes to housing. Even... 2nd June 2026 · 3 mins read
UK Housing Market Rapid Response UK Nationwide House Prices (May 2026) The bigger-than-expected fall in the Nationwide measure of house prices in May brings the index more into line with the recent weakness in the alternative Halifax measure of house prices and provides... 1st June 2026 · 3 mins read
