- According to the latest UK House Price Index, average house prices saw an annual price rise of 1.3% (to January 2019); - The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reported that Nottingham saw the greatest year-on-year house price growth at 3.8%.  This was followed by Leicester (3.8%), Edinburgh (3.4%), Manchester (3.3%), Liverpool (3.0%) and Leeds (2.8%); - The most recent Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report stated that demand, sales and instructions all rise for a third successive month (although this is likely to change in the coming months given the COVID-19 situation); house price inflation appears to be gathering pace and ear term sales expectations remain positive but have been tempered slightly compared to last month. [Read More]

According to the latest UK House Price Index, average house prices saw an annual price rise of 2.2% (to December 2019); The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reported that Edinburgh saw the greatest year-on-year house price growth at 5.9%.  This was followed by Nottingham (5.4%), Leicester (5.3%), Birmingham (4.5%), Liverpool (4.2%) and Manchester (4.1%) The most recent Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report stated that buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new instructions all rose over January; surveyors remain upbeat on the outlook for sales in the coming year and house prices rose at the national level, driven by a turnaround in London and the South East. [Read More]

According to the latest UK House Price Index, average house prices saw an annual price rise of 2.2% (to November 2019); The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reported that Edinburgh saw the greatest year-on-year house price growth at 6.1%.  This was followed by Nottingham (5.2%), Leicester (4.7%), Manchester (4.5%), Liverpool (4.1%) and Birmingham (3.9%); The most recent Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report stated that sales expectations improve noticeably both in the near term and twelve months ahead; enquiries rise while sales and instructions also increase (albeit more modestly) over the month and house price inflation anticipated to accelerate going forward; See a range of insights and forecasts via this year's property expert forecast post. [Read More]

- According to the latest UK House Price Index, average house prices saw an annual price rise of 0.7% (to October 2019); - The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reported that Edinburgh saw the greatest year-on-year house price growth at 5.4%.  This was followed by Manchester (4.7%), Leicester  (4.5%), Birmingham (4.1%), Nottingham (3.9%) and Liverpool (3.8%); - The most recent Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report stated that Buyer enquiries and new instructions continue to fall (although the pace of decline eases); near term sales expectations turn marginally positive for the coming three months and respondent surveyors anticipate prices will return to growth over the next twelve months; - See a range of insights and forecasts via this year's property expert forecast post (link available in post). [Read More]

- According to the latest UK House Price Index, average house prices saw an annual price rise of 1.3% (to September 2019); - The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reported that Leicester saw the greatest year-on-year house price growth at 4.7%.  This was followed by Manchester (4.6%), Liverpool (4.1%), Edinburgh (4.0%), Belfast (4.0%), Birmingham (3.5%), Nottingham (3.4%); - The most recent Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report stated that new instruction net balances slipped to their weakest readings in three years and buyer enquiries fell back into negative territory. Nonetheless, prices are still expected to rise at the national level over the coming twelve months. [Read More]

- According to the latest UK House Price Index, average house prices saw an annual price rise of 1.3% (to August 2019); - The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reported that Leicester saw the greatest year-on-year house price growth at 4.5%.  This was followed by Manchester (4.4%), Liverpool (4.3%), Belfast (3.7%), Edinburgh (3.7%), Cardiff (3.6%), Birmingham (3.6%); - The most recent Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report stated that new estate agency instructions slipped to their weakest point in three years; buyer enquiries fell back into negative territory and, nonetheless, prices are still expected to rise at the national level over the coming twelve months. [Read More]

- According to the latest UK House Price Index, average house prices saw an annual price rise of 0.7% (to July 2019); - The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reported that Leicester saw the greatest year-on-year house price growth at 4.8%.  This was followed by Liverpool (4.6%), Manchester (4.5%), Cardiff (4.1%), Edinburgh (4.0%) and Birmingham (3.8%); - The most recent Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report stated that near term sales expectations slip deeper into negative territory; new instructions and buyer enquiries broadly flat and the demand for lettings continues to rise against a backdrop of falling supply. [Read More]

According to the latest UK House Price Index, average house prices saw an annual price rise of 0.9% (to June2019); The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reported that London had the highest house price to earnings ratios (at 13.1x), followed by Cambridge (12.2x), Oxford (11.9x), Bournemouth (9.7x) and Bristol (9.2x); The most recent Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report stated near term expectations for the property market have turned slightly negative again; buyer enquiries increased marginally for the second consecutive month although sales fail to pick-up and landlord instructions continue to fall across the lettings market. [Read More]

• According to the latest Gov.UK House Price Index, average house prices saw an annual price rise of 1.2% (to April 2019); • The latest Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index reported the highest level of year-on-year growth in Edinburgh (5.1%) followed by Liverpool (4.9%), Cardiff (4.7%), Nottingham (4.7%), Leicester (4.6%), Manchester (4.1%) and Birmingham (4.0%). According to the same data, London saw a 0% change in house prices and Cambridge saw a 0.3% drop; • HMRC data revealed that transaction levels fell by 16.5% between June 2018 and June 2019; • Despite the ongoing Brexit-led pessimism, the latest Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report stated that there has been an increase in buyer enquiries after declines over the initial part of 2019. 12-month expectations are indicating growth in sales volumes and prices. [Read More]