Meaningful pick up in sales volumes reported
A largely stable trend in property market activity has been reported in the RICS July Residential Survey. Supported by the modest easing in mortgage interest rates in recent weeks, the report shows there has been a meaningful pickup in sales volumes moving forward.
New buyer enquiries and agreed sales also both held steady in July anticipating a pickup in sales volumes moving forward says RICS. Halifax has recorded UK house prices rising by 0.8% in July while annually growth rose to +2.3%, the highest rate since the start of this year. The average house price in the UK is £291,268, up over £2,200 compared to the previous month.
Meanwhile, the ONS has recorded the average house price for England was £305,000 in June 2024, up 2.4% (£7,000) from a year earlier. This annual rise was lower than in the 12 months to May 2024 (2.5%).