UK home sales 辛勝する／優位d up in February for the second month in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動
House sales 辛勝する／優位d up in February for the second month in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 but were still lower than a year earlier, によれば HM 歳入 and Customs (HMRC) 人物／姿／数字s.
Across the UK, an 概算の 82,940 home sales took place in February, which was a 6% 落ちる compared with the same month in 2023.
所有物／資産／財産 sales 増加するd by 1% in February compared with January, and HMRC said it was the second 連続した month-on-month 増加する.
So far in the 財政上の year to date (April 2023 to February 2024), about 915,450 home sales have taken place, 負かす／撃墜する from 1,118,360 during the same months in 2022/23.
Nathan Emerson, CEO of 所有物／資産／財産 professionals’ 団体／死体? Propertymark, said: “Spring and summer are 伝統的に the strongest times for people to sell their homes, so we are likely to see a その上の uptake, making it easier to 完全にする a 処理／取引 over the coming months.”
Matt Thompson, 長，率いる of sales at London-based 広い地所 スパイ／執行官 Chestertons, said: “London’s 所有物／資産／財産 market remained busy throughout February.”
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Nick Leeming, chairman of 広い地所 スパイ／執行官 Jackson-Stops, said: “Whilst today’s 人物／姿／数字s show 調印するs of 安定, 最近の 落ちるs in インフレーション and the 期待 that the Bank of England will 削減（する） the base 率 in May is 覆うing the way for a spring bounce.”
Yasin Patel, co-創立者 of 所有物／資産／財産 投資家s Autarky Sukuk, said: “Another month-on-month uptick in 所有物／資産／財産 sales 示唆するs that the worst may be behind us.”
Stuart Cheetham, CEO of mortgage 貸す人 MPowered Mortgages, said: “Two factors are 運動ing the 回復 ? a 普及した sense の中で 買い手s that last year’s 減少（する） in 所有物／資産／財産 prices is over and the 改善するing affordability of mortgages.”
Earlier this week, Yorkshire Building Society 開始する，打ち上げるd a £5,000 deposit mortgage for first-time 買い手s, 潜在的に enabling them to borrow up to 99% of the 所有物／資産／財産 value.
Kevin Roberts, managing director, 合法的な and General Mortgage Services said: “While challenges do remain, it is encouraging to see far more 競争 on pricing and 製品 革新 than tighter 経済的な 条件s allo 結婚する?last year.”
示す Harris, 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある of mortgage 仲買人 SPF 私的な （弁護士の）依頼人s, said: “買い手s are able to 予算 with more 信用／信任 and tend to be more willing to transact if they believe that 利益／興味 率s have 頂点（に達する）d and the cost of borrowing is going to come 負かす／撃墜する.
“貸す人s are 論証するing some welcome 革新 in an 成果／努力 to 上げる 処理／取引s, which are so important for the 全体にわたる health of the 住宅 market. Yorkshire Building Society’s 99% mortgage is just one example of how 貸す人s are looking for 解答s to help first-time 買い手s, while still lending responsibly.”
Nicky Stevenson, managing director at スパイ／執行官 group 罰金 & Country, said: “Mortgage affordability is still 持つ／拘留するing 支援する 所有物／資産／財産 処理／取引s compared to last year, but there is 推論する／理由 for 用心深い 楽観主義 about activity levels 回復するing soon, as the biggest 貸す人s continue to 削除する their 率s.
“需要・要求する has already 選ぶd up nicely this spring, with 買い手s who have been 延期するing a move 再開するing their searches as 消費者 信用／信任 builds.”
フランs McDonald, director of 研究 at Savills, said: “This data lags more 最近の 住宅 market 指示する人（物）s.”
She said the 所有物／資産／財産 会社／堅い’s March 買い手 and 販売人 調査する “showed a その上の 選ぶ up in 見込みのある 買い手s’ かかわり合い to move, 特に amongst those reliant on 負債.
“It also showed 早期に 調印するs that 買い手s’ 予算s are beginning to rise, 特に those looking to upsize and take on more mortgage 財政／金融.”
