5 Fact Friday 1 March 2024
99% taxpayer backed mortgages scrapped
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/02/29/hunt-scraps-99pc-mortgages-backlash-banks/
HPI Clown show Continues: Feb Zoopla DOWN and Nationwide UP
https://www.zoopla.co.uk/discover/property-news/house-price-index/
https://www.nationwidehousepriceindex.co.uk/resources/qmn1j-hqwj8-ti2s7-y4bq3-rlicr
Public HPI Spreadsheet: Up v Down: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tm4EzSBXTifKIRjPAoTUGW7td62SrPKee4jELjUxgzk/edit?usp=sharing
January Mortgage Approvals up on Dec, but still -30% below long term norms
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/money-and-credit/2024/january-2024
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/tables#:~:text=Number%20of%20approvals%20(NSA)
8 New House-builders being investigated by CMA for Price Fixing
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-finds-fundamental-concerns-in-housebuilding-market
Rightmove continues to squeeze every last drop of blood out of agents at the expense of movers