Inside Access provides a monthly update on residential market activity across the Hamptons International network.
Providing insights on the key issues shaping the current UK residential market, it is an invaluable tool to help inform our customers of the market conditions surrounding their residential property purchases.
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April/May 2012
Spring Season Crucial for 2012 Market
The Spring housing market is always important, but there are extra reasons to make it count this year.
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March/April 2012
Government Influence
Cautious optimism is the phrase of choice for economists and can be equally applied to housing market commentators.
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February/March 2012
As Long As I Can See the Light
A curious thing happened in January. The market woke up; at least a bit. House prices across the UK began the year between around two per cent below the same level in 2010. At the same time transactions have languished at broadly half the level of a ‘normal’ market.
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January/February 2012
Kickstart or Stalled Engine?
Looking ahead to 2012, the housing market dashboard is lit up with
warning lights. Activity is expected to remain at half the level of a
‘normal’ UK market, meaning that buyers will continue to be frustrated
by a lack of choice.
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November/December 2011
It Will Be a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Given the appetite for housing market forecasts at this time of year, it was
no surprise that speculation regarding the likely length of this housing market cycle emerged in the press again this month.
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October/November 2011
Islands in the Stream
Even the political party conference season, generally filled with good news
announcements, was overshadowed by difficult stories about the state of our economy.
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August/September 2011
Economic Turbulence Continues
The volatility of the UK economy continues to plague demand in the wider
UK residential market, although higher value properties in London and the
South of England continue to trade well.
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July/August 2011
Market Divide Widening
In terms of market headlines June was a month of records. The first dip in
real earnings for 30 years, the largest drop in the number of unemployed
for over 10 years and record low mortgage rates.
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June/July 2011
Strong Activity, but Market Uncertainty Persists
In stark contrast to the gloomy commentary in the press, UK house prices
increased in five out of the past six months, including 0.3 percent in May
according to Nationwide. Leaving prices 1.2% behind the level in May 2010.
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May/June 2011
Interpreting a Restrained Housing Market
We are now well and truly into the Spring house buying season, typically
of the busier periods in the calendar year. There are already signs that
the warmer than usual weather has brought this forward;
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