UK Housing Market Data Response Land Registry Repeat Sales Index (May.) The latest Land Registry Repeat Sales index brought further evidence that the increase in supply and the weakening of demand seen over the past few months is beginning to undermine house prices. Tight... 28th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response BBA Mortgage Lending (May.) Mortgage lending figures from the BBA ticked up in May, but are still indicative of a weak mortgage market. The numbers suggest that the latest falls in consumer confidence and the considerable... 23rd June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Budget squeeze on household finances to weigh on house prices Fears that a rise in capital gains tax would rapidly destabilise the fragile house price recovery appear to have been overdone. But the scale of the fiscal squeeze announced by the Chancellor today... 22nd June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Budget squeeze on household finances to weigh on house prices Fears that a rise in capital gains tax would rapidly destabilise the fragile house price recovery appear to have been overdone. But the scale of the fiscal squeeze announced by the Chancellor today... 22nd June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Update Budget squeeze on household finances to weigh on house prices Fears that a rise in capital gains tax would rapidly destabilise the fragile house price recovery appear to have been overdone. But the scale of the fiscal squeeze announced by the Chancellor today... 22nd June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response FSA Mortgage Lending Statistics (Q1) The latest FSA lending data continue the trend of the previous two quarters with arrears and possessions improving but mortgage lending remaining very tight. 22nd June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Focus Have households accelerated their mortgage repayments? Claims that households have begun to step up the rate at which they are paying back their mortgages do not look well founded. Rather, over the past year or so, repayments of mortgage principal have... 18th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Update Are expectations consistent with a turning point for house prices? Surveys of house price expectations, although weakening, are yet to signal the renewed falls that we are forecasting for the second half of this year. However, their record in anticipating price... 16th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response RICS Housing Survey & CLG House Prices (May/Apr) The rise in the RICS past prices balance is at odds with other evidence that the upswing in prices has lost momentum, or even begun to go into reverse. But the forward-looking balances in today's... 15th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Update A shift is underway Today brought fresh evidence that not only does the past year’s house price bounce appear to have run its course but it now seems to be moving into reverse. Of course, all that could yet change. But... 11th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Recent data offer few fresh clues to the outlook (Jun 10) In view of the looming June Budget, the economic recovery remains worryingly dependent on the inventory cycle and government spending. The prospect of tighter fiscal policy and job losses in the... 7th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Halifax House Prices (May) The contradictory messages offered by the Halifax and Nationwide house price data make it almost impossible to draw clear conclusions about the health of the market. But, at the very least, May’s drop... 4th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Halifax House Prices (May) The contradictory messages offered by the Halifax and Nationwide house pric data make it almost impossible to draw clear conclusions about the health of the market. But, at the very least, May’s drop... 4th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Halifax House Prices (May) The contradictory messages offered by the Halifax and Nationwide house price data make it almost impossible to draw clear conclusions about the health of the market. But, at the very least, May’s drop... 4th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Nationwide House Prices (May) It is still early days, but our prediction last month that April would be the high water mark for house price inflation appears to have been borne out. For now, house prices continue to rise, but... 3rd June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response Nationwide House Prices (May) It is still early days, but our prediction last month that April would be the high water mark for house price inflation appears to have been borne out. For now, house prices continue to rise, but... 3rd June 2010 · 1 min read
