Tag Archives: UK Housing Market

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have released their March 2013 Housing Market Survey.

In it it reports that the UK House Prices are stable but in essence flat having changed little over the last few months. Continue reading →

February brought with it some good news for the UK housing market as house prices saw a national uplift for the first time in nine months. With 14% increase in new buyers registering with estate agents and an 8.7% rise in the number of new homes listed for sale, February saw a growth in activity across the UK housing market. Continue reading →

The Council of Mortage Lenders (CML) this week announced its Gross Lending figures and have the gross lending in December as £11.7 billion. Continue reading →

The Royal Insitute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have recently announced their UK Housing Market Survey outcome for October. Three and twelve month horizon indicators are turning less negatives for prices and generally more postive for sales. Headline national price balance was up slightly from -14 to -7. This means 7% more surveyors reported a fall rather than a rise in prcies Continue reading →

The Average House Price in July was recorded down by -0.6%, however this follows two consecutive months of price rises, so was that not surprising. Continue reading →

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has seen the affect of the temporary stamp duty holiday coming to an end in March this year. The headline net price balance however did improve in May from -19 to -16. Continue reading →

The Royal Instituate of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)’s April 2012 Housing mArket Survey shows that the UK Housing Market continues to be mainly static, with activity levels in April broadly flat. Continue reading →

There is a new trend gaining momentum in the residential lettings market – and it could be taking a foothold across the UK over coming months.

“Double renting‟ is springing up all over the country – where home owners struggling to sell are taking up the option of letting out their existing home to provide an on-going income stream, whilst moving into another – lower cost – rental property themselves. Continue reading →

The Rightmove.co.uk House Price Index (HPI) for November 2011 sees a remarkable fall in house for sale prices and seller numbers. The November figures reported a large fall of -3.1% which is in complete contrast to the sizable positive 2.8% … Continue reading →

The RICS House Market Survey for September, released yesterday, shows a continuing disparity between the housing market in London and the rest of the country. The UK as a whole saw a headline net price balance staying the same in … Continue reading →