Brickonomics

House building figures show huge jump in starts and completions

There were two big boosts in the numbers released today for house builders. First, the latest Government data on homes built in England are by far the best for more than a year with a massive leap in the quarter...

Posted by Brian on August 20, 2009 11:45 AM

Housing market medicine working, says CML

The latest forecast from the Council of Mortgage Lenders paints a more positive outlook for the housing market than it did when it last forecast in December. It now thinks repossessions this year will hit 65,000, 10,000 fewer than previously...

Posted by Brian on June 22, 2009 1:49 PM

A housing market recovery next year, says CEBR

There is a growing chorus of voices saying that the worst is over in the housing market and that the upturn is not that far away. And to add a bit more volume to the choir is the latest Consumer...

Posted by Brian on May 5, 2009 9:54 AM

Mortgage lending a bit better but still pretty much on the floor

The Bank of England's release on mortgage lending does show a futher slight rise for March. The figures show mortgage approvals for house purchases rose to 39,230 in March from 37,716 in February. And this puts the level of approvals...

Posted by Brian on May 1, 2009 10:39 AM

Is the housing market out of the woods?

More encouraging news for those involved in selling houses came from the surveyors' body RICS today with the release of its latest housing market survey. The survey adds further weight to the argument that the catastrophic collapse in house prices...

Posted by Brian on April 15, 2009 11:34 AM