According to Savills research, whilst this weeks interest rate cut may be good news for the economy and thereby provide some comfort for homeowners, the extent of the impact on the housing market could be limited.
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The number of new mortgages approved by lenders has grown to its highest level since June 2004.
The figures from the Bank of England deal with approvals only and not actual mortgages lent to customers.
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Figures from the ERSI and Permanent TSB in Ireland report that house prices for first-time buyers are rising at almost twice the rate being experienced by second-time buyers.
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Mortgage repossession orders during the past three months in England and Wales were up 66% to 19,687.
That figure is up when compared with 11,862 repossession orders a year ago.
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Property leaders and interested groups in the UK are investigating the establishment of a single, national ‘property ombudsman’ to deal with consumer complaints.
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Property remains the top investment choice for Ireland’s top earners, according to a new survey from Friends First.
The Friends First survey was carried out in the High Net Worth market and showed that 33pc of those polled intend to take out a property investment in the next 18 months in the Republic.
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The Royal Insititute of Chartered Surveyors has reported that while house prices continued to slip back in September, that pace of decline is the slowest in 14 months.
Here we look at what RICS had to report on the house market in your region.
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Duncan Pownall, mortgage development manager for Bradford & Bingley, said:
“This month’s figures are again encouraging. As gross lending increases to one of the highest monthly figures on record, £28.1billion, fears of a serious slump continue to subside.”
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Gross mortgage lending increased by 4.3% to an estimated £28.1 billion in September, up from £26.9 billion in August according to the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
This figure is one of the highest monthly lending figures on record, and 11% more than the £25.3 billion of lending in September 2004.
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The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors is predicting that house prices will rise for the first time in 18 months.
Growing demand from buyers and hopes of another interest rate cut, boosted the market in September the organisation said.
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The October Rightmove.co.uk house market survey has reported greater confidence in the market as a ’soft landing’ is achieved without annual fall in prices.
So much so that house price inflation is up 1.5% year on year.
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