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12 September 2019
The latest RICS Residential Survey reported a weakening in sentiment, particularly on a near-term basis, as Brexit continues to weigh on the confidence of both buyers and sellers. Indeed, new...
10 September 2019
The latest labour market data from the ONS shows the number of people in work continued to increase in the three months to July, while the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years old that are eit...
09 September 2019
UK gross domestic product (GDP) was flat in the three months to July following a 0.2% contraction in Q2. Services was the only positive contributor to growth, rising 0.2%, while both the production...
06 September 2019
House price growth continued to rise in August according to the latest data from the Halifax, up 1.8%, year-on-year, against a 2.7% rise a year earlier. On a month-on-month basis, house prices rose...
30 August 2019
GfK’s Consumer Confidence measure dropped three points to -14 in August, which is seven points lower than a year ago. All five components in the measure fell back in the month, with consumers...
30 August 2019
Activity in mortgage markets picked up in July according to the latest Bank of England figures, with the monthly change in the additional amount households borrowed rising to £4.6bn. This was...
15 August 2019
Retail sales (value, non-seasonally adjusted, excluding fuel) rose by 3.7% year-on-year in July 2019, according to the latest figures from the ONS. This is slightly down on the 3.7% rise in the pre...
14 August 2019
Key data for July 2019:
Visa's UK Consumer Spending Index declined for a tenth month in July, down by 1.2%, marking the longest period of falling expenditure since 20...
14 August 2019
The headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.1% in July, year-on-year, up from the 2.0% rise in the previous month and above expectations.
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occu...
13 August 2019
The latest labour market data from the ONS shows the number of people in work continued to increase in the three months to June, while the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years old that are eit...
09 August 2019
GDP contracted by 0.2% in Q2 2019 compared to the previous quarter – the first decline in six and a half years – as the economy came under pressure from Brexit uncertainty, car plant sh...
08 August 2019
The latest RICS Residential Survey shows that the housing market broadly flatlined in July, as pre-Brexit caution continues to hold back sales.
Prospective buyers are dipping their toes i...
31 July 2019
GfK’s Consumer Confidence measure edged up two points in the month to -11 in July, which is one point lower than a year ago. Four out of five components in the measure improved in the month,...
29 July 2019
Activity in mortgage markets picked up slightly in June according to the latest Bank of England figures, with the monthly change in the additional amount households borrowed rising to £3.7bn...
21 July 2019
New buyer enquiries improved somewhat in June following disappointing results for almost a year, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. Interestingly, whilst a number of their meas...