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VOLUME OF SALES


AGREED UP BY 5.4%


ONS - PRIVATE / PUBLIC


Change Aug-Oct Change (%)


2011 -8.9 -11.8


19,692 6,817


(%)


-0.1 -0.7


Planning applications decided (district & county levels)* Housing starts (all)


Housing starts (private)


Housing starts (hsng.assoc.) Housing completions (all)


Housing completions (private) Housing completions (hsng.assoc.)


MORTGAGES Stats


Number of house purchase loans Number of remortgage loans


Number of loans to first time buyers Number of loans to home movers


Mortgage approvals (house purchase)** Mortgage approvals (re-mortgaging) ** Repossessions on mortgaged properties***


AVERAGE TIME ON MARKET DOWN TO 9.8 WEEKS


HOUSING & PLANNING Stats


ASKING


PRICE BEING ACHIEVED UP TO 93.2%


April- July- Change June 2011 Sept 2012 (%)


100,400 21,540 18,280 3,080


29,470 22,460 6,710


110,500 25,760 20,930 4,360


27,060 20,680 5,770


+10.1 +19.6 +14.5 +41.6 -8.2 -7.9


-14.0


August Sept Change 2012


2012


55,300 21,700 21,600 33,800 50,415 28,588 8,500


Repossessions on buy-to-let and wider mortgage market**** 4,700 Interest rates %


Interest payments as % of income (first time buyers) Interest payments as % of income (home movers) Gross mortgage lending


MARKET Stats


Exchange rates (pound/euro)


*These statistics are quarterly the first relating to Q1 (Jan to March) 2012 and the second to Q2 (April to June) 2012. **These statistics relate to September 2012 and October 2012 respectively. ***These statistics are quarterly the first relating to Q2 (April to June) 2012 and the second to Q3 (July to Sept) 2012. ****These statistics relate to Q4 in the year’s 2010 and 2011 respectively. All statistics correct at time of going to press (i.e. newest data may have just been missed). All percentage change figures to one decimal place. Sources: Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), Hometrack, Communities and Local Government, NHBC, Bank of England, London Stock Exchange, London South East, Land Registry.


0.5% 13.8 10.3


44,400 24,600 17,900 26,500 52,982 29,358 8,200 5,900 0.5% 13.7 10.4


£12.6 bil £11.6 bil (%)


-19.7 +13.4 -17.1 -21.6 +5.1 +2.7 -3.5


+25.5 n/a -0.7 +1.0 -7.9


Last Issue Current Change 1/1.23


% change in new buyers registering with agents -3.6 % change in sales agreed


% of asking price being achieved Average time on market Average property price


-0.4 93


9.9wks £163,376


1/1.24 -0.8 5.4


93.2 9.8wks £161,605


+0.8% NA NA


+0.2%


-0.1wks -1.1%


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