A mixed bag for housing – 5FF 9 August

Five Fact Friday 9 August 2024

Bloomberg reports signs of a house price recovery 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-08-08/there-are-tentative-signs-of-a-uk-house-price-recovery

Halifax average purchase price of its mortgage business rises 2% year on year 

https://www.halifax.co.uk/assets/pdf/july-2024-halifax-house-price-index.pdf

RICS says “outlook brightening”

https://www.rics.org/news-insights/market-surveys/uk-residential-market-survey

Zoopla “20 minute offer” survey article 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/credj9geenno

Persimmon New Build Forecast Improves

Persimmon numbers hint at brighter times for UK housebuilding

Link to Zoopla boss’s post on the end of house price growth