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On a more optimistic note, Nationwide says conditions will gradually improve if inflation falls in the coming months as expected, and the combination of rising incomes and weak or declining prices improves affordability. Rightmove, the online portal used by estate agents to showcase properties, says the average price of properties coming onto the market in March is up 0.8% on last month, standing at £365,357. House price growth is continuing to slow but the market remains resilient, according to the latest figures from property website Zoopla, writes Jo Thornhill. Zoopla’s house price index is based on a combination of sold prices, mortgage valuations and data for agreed sales. Buyer demand is down 1% at the top of the property ladder, compared to pre-pandemic levels (2019), according to the property portal. In contrast, demand is up 6% for first-time buyer homes (compared to 2019) and up 3% in the second-stepper sector.
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This will inevitably impact confidence in the housing market as both buyers and sellers adjust their expectations, and latest industry figures for both mortgage approvals and completed transactions show demand is cooling. It is expected that rising mortgage rates will continue to have a dampening effect on the housing market and property prices in the coming months. House prices fell by 0.4% on average last month, according to the latest data from Halifax.
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Last month’s flurry of activity coincided with an end to the temporary, pandemic-enforced rules on Stamp Duty Land Tax which had been in place until 30 June 2021 in England and Northern Ireland. The end of June also marked the end of the temporarily increased nil rate band to £250,000 for residential Land Transaction Tax in Wales. Not everyone will be eligible for a sub 1% mortgage deal, since offers are subject to status. Lenders will want to see that you’re a responsible borrower with a good track record of managing credit in the past.
July: Zoopla Sees Market Slow In Wake Of Interest Rate Hikes
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, at the beginning of the timeline covered by the F.H.F.A. analysis, most homeowners had rates between about 7 and 9 percent. Rates then fell with the dot-com recession, and dropped further coming out of the Great Recession. Rightmove estimated that the average number of available properties for sale per estate agency branch is now at a record low of 16. House prices fell by 0.5% in July thanks to the tapering of stamp duty relief in England and the ending of the duty holiday in Wales. Trussle says there are currently 49 lenders offering 95% LTV mortgages, with the number of lenders steadily increasing since March.
The number of prospective buyers making enquiries with estate agents listed on the portal also rose by 4% compared to the same period in pre-Covid 2019. And it is up by 55% compared with the two weeks before Christmas, as sellers test the cooling property market. “There has been a clear shift towards flats as the early buyers focus on value-for-money and adjust expectations given the hit to buying power from higher mortgage rates. A proportion of existing homeowners are holding back waiting to see if sizable price falls materialise, and how far mortgage rates fall back before entering the market. The ONS said house prices grew by 9.8% on average over the 12 months to December, down from 10.6% recorded a month earlier.
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Asking prices of homes coming to market increased by just 0.5% in October to an average nationally of £368,231, according to data from Rightmove. Average prices are now £217.000, while prices across England remained the same at £391,000 on average, with an annual price increase of 0%. Annual house price growth stagnated, rising a marginal 0.2% in the year to August, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), writes Jo Thornhill. The biggest monthly drops were seen in the South East of England (down 3%), average asking prices are now £472,139. It was followed closely by Yorkshire and Humberside which saw a monthly drop of 2.3%. Asking prices for properties coming onto the market fell by 1.9% this month – almost £7,000 in real terms – according to property portal Rightmove.
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At just over £270,000, the cost of an average UK home is now £31,516 (13.2%) more expensive than in the first lockdown in April 2020. Soaring inflation has been largely driven by the rising cost of fuel, as well as food, clothing and household energy bills. It also increases the likelihood of the Bank of England putting up interest rates when it announces its latest decision tomorrow. However, the housing market is looking less certain for 2022, according to Miles Robinson, head of mortgages at online broker Trussle, in the face of ‘a difficult winter for household finances in general’. The news will also mean dearer mortgages for customers with standard variable rate home loans if their lenders choose to pass on the increase.
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“As an example, the latest 0.25 percentage point rise will add around £25 onto the monthly cost of a £200,000 mortgage priced at a variable 2.5%. But for these borrowers, it’s the fourth blow of its kind since December last year – when the Bank rate stood at a much leaner 0.1%. “Households are beginning to feel the effect of inflation, higher energy bills and the soaring cost of living and so are cutting back on day-to-day essentials. The annual rate of inflation remained in double digits at 10.5%, although this marked the lowest rise since the start of the year. The company says the prevailing economic climate, coupled with more properties coming onto the market, would likely lead to several month-on-month price falls during the second half of the year.
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In Scotland, property prices increased by 11.2% over the year to December putting the cost of an average home at £180,000. In Wales and Scotland, rising house prices mean a further 360,000 homes have also breached the initial threshold where stamp duty becomes payable – £145,000 in Scotland and £180,000 in Wales. Zoopla calculates that rising house prices mean 4.3 million UK homes have been pushed into a higher stamp duty (or national equivalent) bracket since March 2020. Yesterday, in a bid to counter steepling inflation, the Bank of England raised interest rates to 1%, the UK’s fourth rate rise in less than six months. The increase means dearer home loans for customers with tracker and variable-rate mortgages in the short term, and more expensive fixed rates in the future.
While up on October’s figure, London continues to lag behind the rest of the UK posting annual inflation of just 1.1%. However, at average house prices of £521,129, the capital is still by far the most expensive area of the UK. Wales recorded the highest regional annual rate of house price growth for the tenth month in a row, up 11.3% to December. Bringing up the rear was London with growth of 2.6% over the same 12-month period. With annual house price inflation of 13.9% in January and an average property value of £205,253. Property prices in January continued to rise, but the rate of growth is slowing according to the latest house price index from Halifax.
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Average seller prices have rallied by 1.3% this month, according to the site’s latest data, following a steep fall of 1.9% in December. It is the biggest rise seen by Rightmove for the period between December and January since 2020. Property portal Rightmove says there are tentative signs of increased property market activity in the first weeks of the year, with confidence appearing to return following a turbulent 2023.
The annual cost of mortgage repayments for an average priced home is more than £5,000 higher per year in 2024 than 2021 across the South West, South East and East of England. The largest impact has been felt in southern England ,where house prices are higher. Two thirds (67%) of first-time buyer respondents to Nationwide’s survey had between £0 and £10,000 saved towards a deposit.
The annual rate of growth for October at 7.8% has slowed from the 8.7% reported in September, while the latest 0.9% monthly rise is less than Rightmove’s five-year average for October at 1.2%. But October’s figure – which Rightmove says is underpinned by a shortage of property for sale – may not reflect the full impact of rapidly-rising interest rates or recent economic turmoil. The portal’s latest property index puts average asking prices across the UK at £371,158, a record high. Lloyds expects the Bank of England’s base rate, which directly impacts mortgage rates, to peak at 4% during the fourth quarter of this financial year, before falling in early 2024 once inflation is under control. Zoopla’s analysis also revealed an uptick in the number of price reductions on individual properties, with almost 7% of homes for sale having seen their asking price reduced by at least 5%. House prices in Nottingham rose more than anywhere else in the country, growing by 10.9% in the year to September, followed by Manchester (9.3%) and Brimingham (9.2%).
The south East of England saw the biggest fall in prices of any region last year, tumbling by 4.5%. The average property price in the region now stands at £376,804, £17,755 lower than a year ago. A turn of fortunes for London and the East of England has seen these regions leading the New Year rebound in buyer demand, according to Zoopla. Most other areas recorded below-average increases in demand, typically rising in line with last year or only ahead by single digits.
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