Table Of Content
- January: Average Price Tumbles £6,000 In ‘Buyer’s Market’
- New Home Sales
- Next steps for hopeful buyers
- UPDATE 28 September 2021: House Price Inflation Hits Young And Low Paid In Tourist Hotspots – ONS
- UPDATE 7 October 2021: Halifax reports record average UK property price
- UPDATE 27 July 2021 – Savills predicts 9% price growth
- March: Portal Says Seller Realism Still Required
Today’s decision will further intensify the squeeze on household finances, following a 54% increase in the energy price cap to £1,971 from this April, announced by the energy regulator Ofgem earlier this morning. The Bank of England (BoE) today raised its Bank interest rate to 0.5%, the second increase in two months. More homes will need to become available for sale before prices can slow, he added.
January: Average Price Tumbles £6,000 In ‘Buyer’s Market’
Northern Ireland recorded the strongest growth, with prices rising 5.3% in the year to January. The average house price here is now £195,760, which is £9,761 higher than a year ago. Its figures show the average house price standing at £291,029, which is £3,924 more than in December.
New Home Sales
“That said, recent figures for mortgage approvals suggest a slight uptick in activity levels, which is likely as a result of an improving picture on affordability for homebuyers. With mortgage rates starting to ease slightly, this may be leading to increased buyer confidence, seeing people more inclined to push ahead with their home purchases. “Nevertheless, a rapid rebound in activity or house prices in 2024 appears unlikely. While cost-of-living pressures are easing, with the rate of inflation now running below the rate of average wage growth, consumer confidence remains weak and surveyors continue to report subdued levels of new buyer enquiries. There are wide variations in house price inflation across different parts of the UK.
Next steps for hopeful buyers
That’s because, between the start of 2020 and the first quarter of 2022, average house prices rose by 16.8% compared to a 2.7% average growth in income, the research found. On a regional level, the South West recorded the highest annual house price growth, with property values increasing by 16.9% in the year to May – an even higher rise than the 14.7% recorded in the year to April. There are further signs of a bounce back in London, with the rate of annual house price inflation rising to 8.8% in August, marking its highest level in more than six years.
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Potential sellers are showing more signs of activity, with the number of people requesting a home valuation from an estate agent up 11% compared to this time last year, said Rightmove. The price of an average UK home hit a record level this month, according to the latest data from property portal Rightmove. The average UK house price rose to a record £245,200 in February 2022, according to the latest data from Zoopla. The stamp duty holiday was introduced 8 July 2020 to encourage the purchase of property and buoy the housing market. “The disparity between the housing market and the financial climate could be explained by the time it takes to purchase a home. It generally takes between six and 12 weeks to complete the buying process, so the market isn’t always reflective of the current situation – many people will have started the journey before they felt any financial pressure.
Initially, nine lenders will be part of the promise including Halifax, HSBC, Barclays and Clydesdale. While some lenders such as Halifax are now back to pre-pandemic processing times of around three days, the broker says its internal data suggests other high street lenders can take 15 days or more. Topping the list was Monmouthshire where, according to Zoopla, 88.2% of homes have risen by more than the average. That said, borrowing costs will still be low by historical standards and raising a deposit is likely to remain the primary obstacle for many. The picture for parents seeking accommodation for their student offspring is complicated by the fact that standard buy-to-let mortgages exclude tenancies involving close relatives.
UPDATE 7 October 2021: Halifax reports record average UK property price
ONS data also shows that the average UK house price was £295,000 in November 2022 – £28,000 higher than in the same month in 2021 – but this was a slight decrease on the previous month’s £296,000. The Bank of England will announce its latest Bank rate figure tomorrow (Thursday). This will influence the direction of mortgage interest rates, although many lenders have already priced in an increase from the Bank rate’s present 3.5% level to 4%.
“As the market gets to grips with constant negativity in terms of rising interest rates and high inflation, we will see a slowdown in property transactions. Prices improved most in more affordable areas, with Halifax seeing the most substantial growth. House prices in the area increased 4.3% in the year to June, closely followed by Wolverhampton, where prices rose 3.7% in the same period. Aberdeen saw the largest drop in the 12 months to June, however, with average asking prices shrinking 1.6%. The property portal said it expects one million homes to be sold by the end of 2023.
March: Portal Says Seller Realism Still Required
Regionally, Wales recorded the strongest annual house price growth to August this year with a figure of 11%. This was followed by the South West of England and the East Midlands at 10.3% and 10% respectively. Prices were strongest in the South West which saw annual growth of 12.5%, albeit down from the 14.7% recorded in Q2, while Wales was the strongest-performing nation with average prices 12.1% higher than a year ago. Despite climbing from Q2, London continued to be the weakest-performing region posting annual inflation of 6.7%.
The property portal’s house price index showed that the average asking price of properties coming to market stood at £340,167 this month. This was £2,234 lower than November’s average, which itself was 0.6% down compared with the figure recorded a month earlier. The property portal says house price growth was 7.4% in the 12 months to December, and that the price of an average house has risen by £25,500 over the past two years. Wales continues to lead the charge in terms of regional annual house price growth, rising by 11.7% in the year to January 2022, beating all other regions for the eleventh month in a row. At a regional level Wales, with a figure of 12.1%, recorded the strongest annual house price growth around the UK, the thirteenth month in a row it has hit this mark. According to Nationwide, average house prices rose by 0.1% from June to July this year, the twelfth monthly increase in a row.
It’s the fourth consecutive month of annual growth and contradicts falling values reported by other major indices including Nationwide building society and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Property prices fell for the fourth month in a row in February, according to the latest figures published today by the Office for National Statistics, Andrew Michael writes. While the general rate of growth is slowing, average values of typical first-time-buyer homes (defined as two bedrooms or fewer) hit a new record high of £224,963 in April. The average asking price of a three-bed home first time buyer home is £230,000, and £210,000 for a two-bed property.
"We've definitely seen a drop in sale prices over the last two months due to the double whammy of the Nasdaq correction and rise in interest rates," Kevin Chiao, a broker in the Bay Area, tells Fortune. "I initially thought the Bay Area market wouldn't see much price decline due to lack of inventory, but it seems I may have been wrong." Regardless of where national house prices go next, it won’t be even across the nation. Already, markets like Boise and Phoenix are contracting significantly faster than the rest of the nation. "Though rebounding from cyclical lows, home sales are stuck because interest rates have not made any major moves," said Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist, in a release.
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