UK Housing Market
Within this section of our landlord zone you will find all the latest information on the UK housing market from authority sources such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
The UK housing market is experiencing daily chages with the onset of the credit crunch and the effects on the housing market.
The news and information on these pages will help you to keep up to date on the housing market and give you a steer as to your next moves within the property sector.
In addition to the housing market information on these pages, you can also keep up to date with views and news from our own in-house experts on our Buy to Let blog.
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Gross lending estimated at £12.6 billion in August - 18.09.2009
Gross mortgage lending totalled an estimated £12.6 billion in August, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders
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July house purchase lending up on a year ago for first time in over two years - 14.09.09
Although remortgaging remained unsurprisingly weak, lending for house purchase showed its first material annual growth in July for the first time since early 2007, according to the latest Council of Mortgage Lenders' survey.
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Gross mortgage lending up 26% in July - 20.08.2009
Gross mortgage lending totalled an estimated £16 billion in July, a 26% increase from £12.7 billion in June but down 36% from £24.9 billion in July 2008, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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Buy-to-let activity in second quarter of 2009 - 14.08.2009
The buy-to-let market showed the first signs of stabilising in the second quarter as arrears improved significantly and the decline in new lending began to slow, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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Market stabilising but not yet 'normal' - 11.08.2009
New data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders shows further signs of stabilisation in the mortgage market, but transactions are still weak on a historic basis. Lending for house purchase and remortgaging both increased in June, albeit from very low levels.
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June gross mortgage lending - 20.07.2009
Gross mortgage lending in June was an estimated £12.3 billion, a 17% increase from £10.5 billion in May and a 48% decline from £23.8 billion in June 2008, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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Swap rates are not the only influence on mortgage pricing, says CML - 14.07.2009
The Council of Mortgage Lenders is concerned that some recent coverage of fixed-rate mortgage pricing fails to reflect the complex array of influences on lenders' pricing strategies at present.
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Positive revisions to CML housing market forecasts - 22.06.2009
The Council of Mortgage Lenders updated its housing market forecast for 2009...
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CML: Borrowers switch back to fixes - 11.06.2009
Take up of fixed-rate products increased further as the interest rate cycle has now reached its floor, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. In April, 69% of borrowers took out fixed rate mortgages with an average rate of 4.83%, the highest share since June 2008.
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RICS Housing Market Survey March 2009 - 27.05.2009
Further signs of improvement in activity indicators
- New buyer enquiries rise for the fifth consecutive month leading to an increase in both newly agreed sales and sales expectations
- The sales to stock ratio edges upwards for the third successive month to stand at its best level since August 2008
- New instructions continue to decline resulting in inventory on estate agents books dropping to the lowest level since September 2007
