Colliers International UK Residential Research

Keep up to date with the latest real estate research with Colliers International UK's residential property market reports.

• Residential Data Shot, March 2012 (PDF 165KB)
  The government, being keen to kick-start the housing industry has made several headline grabbing announcements lately on government-backed mortgage and house building schemes.
• Residential Data Shot, February 2012 (PDF 184KB)
  The slowing housing market and difficult lending environment have forced many would-be homeowners into the private rental market. Recent articles in the press have highlighted this issue, pointing to the financial benefits of the private rental and buy-to-let markets.
• Residential Data Shot, January 2012 (PDF 168KB)
  2011 saw weak, yet resilient, house prices. Halifax recorded a 1.3% decrease in house prices over the last 12 months, while Nationwide recorded a 1% increase overall for the 12 months to December. What they do agree on is that house prices held up well under pressure exerted by the strains in the wider economy.
• Residential Data Shot, December 2011 (PDF 165KB)
  The UK housing market in 2011 has been a polarised one. House prices have fallen across the regions, whereas in London and the South East house prices have soared, especially in the Central London super prime luxury end of the market. London’s outperformance would not have happened without the strength of interest from Asian buyers.
• Residential Data Shot, November 2011 (PDF 167KB)
  During 2010-2011, only 121,000 new homes were built and house building levels in the UK is at their lowest levels since World War II. The government has announced its housing strategy to support the delivery of new homes, support choice and quality for tenants and to tackle the empty homes issue.
• Residential Data Shot, October 2011 (PDF 245KB)
  London has seen a buoyant level of investment in commercial property compared to the Eurozone nations due to the uncertainty around the sovereign debt crisis and the knock-on effects that could happen as a consequence of a Greek default.
• Residential Data Shot, September 2011 (PDF 86KB)
  With the London residential market outperforming the wider UK residential market, it is easy to lose focus on what is happening elsewhere in the rest of the UK.
• Residential Data Shot, August 2011 (PDF 181KB)
  The London residential market continues to heat up. Rental levels are rising due to the increasing number of people who are unable to afford mortgage prices being forced to rent. The Department of Communities and Local Government reported recently that one in six homes in the UK is privately rented.
• Residential Data Shot, July 2011 (PDF 241KB)
  London continues to defy the rest of the UK housing market trends, which point towards weakening house prices and falling sales transaction volumes. A recent BBC article indicates that there is a correlation between the levels of manufacturing in an area and falling house prices.
• Residential Data Shot, June 2011 (PDF 162KB)
  In the current UK residential market, there is very little development activity and very little mortgage finance available for low LTV borrowers. The UK government has taken steps to increase the number of developments and to make mortgage finance more readily available.
• Residential Data Shot, May 2011 (PDF 164KB)
  In the current market where residential transactions across the UK have slowed, the residential market in London is showing few signs of a slowdown with strong rental, transactional and development market activity.
• Residential Data Shot, April 2011 (PDF 166KB)
  Supply constraints, stagnating house prices, low interest rates and higher mortgage pricing continue to affect the UK residential transactional and development markets.
• Residential Data Shot, March 2011 (PDF 165KB)
  Supply constraints, falling house prices, low interest rates and higher mortgage pricing are all affecting the UK residential transactional and development markets. It will take a combination of easing of all of these aspects to boost the UK residential markets.
• Residential Data Shot, February 2011 (PDF 186KB)
  The continued uncertainty over interest rate rises and rising inflation are putting downward pressure on transactional activity in the UK residential market. Despite stagnating transactional activity, fears of further large falls in house prices are diminishing.
• Residential Data Shot, January 2011 (PDF 79KB)
  House prices in London and the South East saw the strongest growth due to lack of supply and a recovery in the financial sector. The rest of England and Wales saw either weak or marginal increases in growth.
• Residential Data Shot, November 2010 (PDF 94KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, October 2010 (PDF 94KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, September 2010 (PDF 94KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, August 2010 (PDF 93KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, July 2010 (PDF 94KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, June 2010 (PDF 102KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, May 2010 (PDF 545KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, April 2010 (PDF 545KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, March 2010 (PDF 498KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, February 2010 (PDF 499KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, January 2010 (PDF 524KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, December 2009 (PDF 524KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, November 2009 (PDF 524KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, October 2009 (PDF 522KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, September 2009 (PDF 519KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, August 2009 (PDF 522KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, July 2009 (PDF 167KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Residential Data Shot, June 2009 (PDF 144KB)
  Comment & information based primarily on published data which may be helpful in anticipating trends in the property market.
• Housing Market Overview, December 2008 (PDF 78KB)
  Compared to last November average prices are -16.1% lower, however November's monthly fall was the smallest in the past 13 months.
• Housing Market Overview, November 2008 (PDF 94KB)
  The three month moving index is showing signs that the sting in the tail is starting to wane.
• Housing Market Overview, October 2008 (PDF 298KB)
  This current run of consecutive falls is the longest in the history of the index.
• Housing Market Overview, August 2008 (PDF 286KB)
  The monthly house price index fell for the sixth consecutive month in July.
• Housing Market Overview, July 2008 (PDF 165KB)
  Scotland remains the only region across the United Kingdom where annual growth remains positive.
• Housing Market Overview, June 2008 (PDF 278KB)
  May's decrease is the third largest monthly fall on record.
• Housing Market Overview, May 2008 (PDF 366KB)
  The latest fall was the third in succession and the sixth over the course of the past 12 months.
• Housing Market Overview, April 2008 (PDF 368KB)
  February's monthly fall is the second highest in the history of the Halifax index.
• Housing Market Overview, January 2008 (PDF 270KB)
  Average house prices grew by 1.3% in December, bringing to an end the three successive falls in the monthly growth rate.
• Housing Market Overview, December 2007 (PDF 205KB)
  Average house prices fell by 1.1% in November, the largest drop on record since December 2006.
• Housing Market Overview, November 2007 (PDF 378KB)
  The underlying trend Annual House Price Growth (LHS) v Interest Rates (RHS) points towards further reductions as 2007 comes towards an end.
• Housing Market Overview, October 2007 (PDF 105KB)
  This is the first time since May 2005 that there have been two consecutive months with negative monthly growth.
• Housing Market Overview, September 2007 (PDF 381KB)
  The underlying trend points towards further reductions as 2007 comes towards an end.
• Housing Market Overview, July 2007 (PDF 443KB)
  Halifax records monthly growth of 0.4%, whilst the annual rate remains above 10%. Nationwide records strong growth of 1.1% in June – double the rate for May.
• Housing Market Overview, May 2007 (PDF 138KB)
  House prices continued to grow in April, despite fears that interest rate hikes would put buyers off, says our monthly update. Fixed-rate mortgages may have helped shield buyers from the increases.
• Housing Market Overview, March 2007 (PDF 123KB)
  According to the Halifax, monthly growth is at its second lowest level since August 2006, despite double-digit annual growth. The 0.4% monthly growth reported by Nationwide shows a cooling trend as the year-on-year rate drops to 9.3%.
• Housing Market Overview, February 2007 (PDF 1,279KB)
  According to the Halifax, annual growth is unchanged at 9.9% for third successive month. Nationwide reports growth above 10% for second time in last three months.