UK house sales remained steady in December, despite a rise in the amount of new stock coming to market and no signs of a revival in mortgage lending. According to the latest housing market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the average number of completed sales per respondent stood at 15.2 in [...]
UK house sales
House price fears add to market gloom
UK house sales have returned to 2009 levels, according to the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors (RICS), with only 14 properties sold per surveyor in the three months to August. Economic uncertainty and a lack of mortgage finance continue to make an impact, added to which 40% of RICS members believe fears over house price [...]
UK house sales stabilise but outlook “mixed”
UK house sales stabilised at the end of 2010, but the outlook for the property market remains mixed, says the latest housing market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
In the three months to December, the average number of completed sales per surveyor stood at 15.2 with transactions highest in the East Midlands [...]
