Property market has “remained resilient so far during 2017”
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on HMRC Property Transactions May 2017:
House price growth “will be met with mixed reactions during an already turbulent time”
Search Acumen’s Andy Somerville comments on the April 2017 ONS UK House Price Index:
Search Acumen comments on HMRC property transactions, April 2017
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on HMRC Property Transactions April 2017:
Industry remains flat “in the face of ongoing uncertainty”
Search Acumen’s Andy Somerville comments on the March 2017 ONS UK House Price Index:
Search Acumen: ONS House Price Index (Jan 2017) and HMRC Property Transactions (Feb 2017)
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “Last week’s statistics on housing affordability proved just how disproportionate the gap between the average salary and house price has been over the past decade. Today’s ONS statistics reveal the first picture of the New Year and show us that the strong growth in UK house prices […]
Search Acumen comments on the ONS House Price Index, December 2016
Commenting on the latest HPI figures, Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, states: “2017 will almost certainly be another year of big house price increases. The final month of 2016 saw a 1.4% jump in house prices, setting the tone for the year ahead. A 7.2% annual rise in values in 2016, what could at the […]
Search Acumen comments on HMRC Number of Property Transactions, December 2016
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “Despite activity being 8.5% lower than 2015, data for December has revealed a steady end to the year with a 0.2% month-on-month increase in residential property transactions. After a turbulent year in the property market we can certainly be grateful for the state it enters 2017, in comparison […]
HPI data reveals change in transaction numbers
There has been a 0.8% rise in home sales between October and November 2016 according to recent data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).
Today’s Construction Output data reveals promising pipeline
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments on today’s ONS Construction Output data, November 2016
Upward movement in the market since September is a positive sign given the past twelve months of political uncertainty
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on today’s HMRC property transaction data
As another month passes, dreams of home ownership drift further into the distance for many
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on ONS House Price Index, October 2016
Housing supply still short, says RICS
The RICS Residential Market Survey for November indicated a small rise in enquiries from new buyers, for the third month in a row. Expectations in the short term indicate a moderate yet ongoing activity for the upcoming months. General activity As the majority of respondents observed an increase as opposed to a decrease, the RICS […]
Autumn Statement: the reaction
Following the Autumn Statement, industry experts have had their say on the proposed changes regarding the property industry.
“Tomorrow’s Autumn Statement is an opportunity to put some spring into the step of UK housebuilders”
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on the latest HMRC transaction data
The Capital sees more than 40% crash in home sales
Experts have their say on the Land Registry House Price Index report for September 2016
“Housebuilding will be firmly at the top of the agenda for the Housing Minister in the coming months”
Search Acumen comments on the RICS Residential Market Survey, October 2016
“Generation Rent will be the ultimate losers of the government’s tinkering”
Search Acumen comments on ONS index of private housing rental prices (IPHRP) in Great Britain: Sept 2016
More needs to be done for FTBs and downsizers, say experts
The latest Property Transaction Data reports have been released for September/October 2016
“The storm in the housing market is settling”
Search Acumen respond to the RICS Residential Market Survey for September 2016
Should the residential market fear future Brexit impact?
The latest residential property transaction data shows the market remains resilient to Brexit, though are impact fears premature?
