It’s getting harder to sell your home.

5FF 10th May 2024

Brit Retail Consortium Figures show Retail sales fell 4% in April

https://brc.org.uk/news/corporate-affairs/dismal-weather-disappointing-sales-1/

Housing Ladder Broken – Building Society Report.

https://www.bsa.org.uk/getmedia/e1daa383-54e1-4544-8545-2f4aa835aa74/BSA-First-Time-Buyers-Report-2024-(Interactive-Single-Page)-(1).pdf

London Stock Exchange Red Flag Report Failing Businesses 

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BEG/latest-red-flag-alert-report-for-q1-2024/16441805

RICS April Survey: Stock Levels Climb, buying interest levels off

https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/market-surveys/uk-residential-market-survey/UK-Residential-Market-Survey_April-2024.pdf

Bank of England Base Rate held at 5.25%

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy-summary-and-minutes/2024/may-2024

Left out: Halifax HPI – pointless.

Zoopla Director Richard Donnell “Surprised at House Price Optimism” https://x.com/richard_donnell/status/1787749026277818592

Video Thumbnail Story Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/uk-home-sellers-rush-to-put-property-on-market-after-prices-dip

GDP bounces up

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/gdpfirstquarterlyestimateuk/januarytomarch2024