UK Housing Market Chart Pack Activity and prices falling The latest data show a fall in house prices, mortgage lending and transactions. In some ways, a gentle fall in prices is positive, helping to narrow the gap between prices and income more quickly... 6th June 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack London Housing Chart Book - Bumping Along House price growth in London has slowed sharply while transactions are falling. Both developments are being driven by the very high level of prices. With buyer interest more or less stagnant and house... 23rd May 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market treading water With both mortgage lending falling and house price growth decelerating, the latest data suggest that the housing market is treading water. Looking ahead, a solid economic backdrop and resilient house... 5th May 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Pause in activity growth Activity growth took a breather in February while house price inflation continued to slow. And, with real wage growth slowing to a standstill and demand growth stalled, that pattern looks set to... 5th April 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Recovery in demand loses steam The recovery in mortgage approvals and transactions saw steady progress in January. But with surveys implying that the recovery in buyer enquiries has stalled, that recovery may not persist for long... 10th March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack London Housing Chart Book - Few signs of a revival London’s housing market has shown few signs of a revival over the past quarter. Transactions have dropped sharply and house price growth is on a downward trajectory. That said, with the economic... 2nd March 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market sees tepid start to 2017 With house price growth cooling and buyer enquiries slowing, the housing market saw a fairly tepid start to 2017. Looking ahead, with prices already so high and mortgage regulations increasingly... 9th February 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack House price pressures to ease further in 2017 The housing market is shaping up for a subdued year in 2017. If we are right that the economy will continue to surprise on the upside, lending and sales should make further modest gains this year. But... 5th January 2017 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Activity steady while price growth cools With buyer numbers growing, the number of homes coming onto the market falling, and the stock of homes for sale at a record low, sellers have the upper hand. But with house prices so high and some... 8th December 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market activity gradually recovering The latest data show a housing market that is on the way to recovering from a brief post-referendum slowdown. Yet the tightness in active supply conditions looks set to persist, house prices are still... 3rd November 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Housing market looking resilient Demand in the housing market is retrenching after a brief period of post-referendum nerves, as evidenced by the rapid rebound in buyer sentiment. That said, buyer and seller numbers still fell in... 5th October 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Post-referendum shock starts to wane There are increasing signs that the initial post-referendum shock has begun to recede. With buyer numbers still falling and confidence still shaky, the weakness in transactions will last for several... 7th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack London Housing Chart Book - London slowdown underway With the referendum having knocked confidence, survey measures pointing to slowing economic activity and buyer numbers having fallen for six months in a row, London’s housing market is cooling. We... 19th August 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack Post-referendum chill starts to show The first set of post-referendum housing market data is consistent with our expectations of a slump in transactions over the next 6 to 12 months. That said, while the picture painted by the main house... 5th August 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack House price pressures appear to be easing Interpreting the latest housing market data has been complicated by the Chancellor’s stamp duty intervention. But the most recent data from the Nationwide and Halifax lend some support to our view... 3rd June 2016 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack March data show spike in Transactions This month’s data provided evidence of the extent to which buyers have brought forward purchases ahead of the stamp duty surcharge. And given the size of the boost to activity, transactions may be... 6th May 2016 · 1 min read