Posts Tagged ‘economic’
(IFS) report ‘Brexit Options’
Report released today from the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) headlines ‘Brexit options: budget contributions pale against wider trade and economic impacts’ A new report by IFS researchers, funded by the ESRC and published today: The EU Single Market: The Value of Membership versus Access to the UK looks at what membership of the single…
Read MorePortuguese property price predictions.
The latest RICS Ci Portuguese Housing Market Survey predicts house prices to rise at a steady pace in the future, the housing market has enjoyed steady growth in both sales and values in the 2015. It was reported that estate agents saw a modest rise in transactions during January this year, however sales among developers…
Read MoreHouse prices have risen substantially in London.
According to the most recent report from the London Housing Commission house prices in London have risen to 10 times the average wage this year. House prices are now nearly 45% higher than before the financial crisis and an average deposit in the capital costs over £70,000, rents across the capital have also exploded upwards,…
Read MoreContinued upward pressure on house prices
The substantial imbalance between supply and demand when it comes to purchasing a home is very likely to persist into 2016 according to the Halifax. This imbalance in itself is the most important factor that maintains the upward pressure on UK prices which are looking expensive compared to incomes. Halifax’s housing economist, Martin Ellis, reportedly…
Read MoreHalifax HPI for August
Halifax House Price Index figures for the month of August released today show that house prices for the UK in the 3 months to August were 9% higher than in the 3 months a year earlier, lower than June at 9.6%, but higher than last month at 7.8%, house prices increased by 2.7% between July…
Read MoreUK’s FTB’s facing toughest conditions
According to an ING International Survey on Homes and Mortgages, first time buyers in the UK are facing some of the toughest conditions across Europe, the survey of over 15,000 people across 15 countries revealed. The study found that more than half of people in Europe see house prices rising over the next year, this…
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