December Property Investor Factsheet

Please see the last of 2009’s factsheets by clicking on the link above.  Most UK house price indices - including the Land Registry – are pointing to the rally in the market that has been witnessed in Quarters 3 and 4.  The latest Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) questionnaire also pointed to 37% of surveyors reporting a rise in house prices (6% up from the month previously).  However, it is worth noting that as the year draws to a close, RICS have stated that these rises are likely to end in the not-too-distant future and further drops are to be expected in 2010 (a sentiment echoed by several other indices).

Lending levels across the economy remain broadly similar to those in November and, as demonstrated in our recent statistics, repossession levels are down – as is the case with unemployment (albeit marginally).   To see the factsheet in full, please click here (note you will have to be a member of the ‘Property Investor Hub’ to access it).