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National Auction Analysis Last Quarter


Nov-Jan Nov-Jan Increase 2012


2011


Lots Offered Lots Sold


Percent Sold Total Raised


6031 4301 71.3%


5898 3915


66.4% £549.1m £553m


2.3% 9.9% 7.4% 0.7%


Source: Essential Information Group


Feb 11- Jan 12


32,586 24,202 74.3%


£3.3bn Last Year


Feb 10- Increase Jan 11


31,561 22,128 70.1%


£3.2bn


3.2% 9.4% 6.0% 1.9%


December 2011


Change from Nov 2011 Change from Dec 2010


Loans for house purchase and remortgage Number


of house purchase loans


47,400 1% 7%


Source: Council of Mortgage Lenders


Value of house


purchase loans (£m)


6,900 n/c 8%


28.100 -15% 10%


Number of Value of remortgage remortgage loans


loans (£m)


3,600 -14% 16%


Regional residential auctions: Nov '11- Jan '12 Lots offered Lots sold


East Anglia


East Midlands London


North East North West


Scotland


South East South West Wales


162 344 375 520 876


West Midlands


North West HC 149 196 466 317 282 517


Yorks & Humber 606 Source: Essential Information Group


127 270 312 374 609 106 74


357 211 200 387 445


Buy-to-let house purchase lending


Percentage sold Total raised 78.4% 78.5% 83.2% 71.9% 69.5% 71.1% 37.8% 76.6% 66.6% 70.9% 74.9% 73.4%


£13.9m £21.6m £81.8m £28.9m £40.3m £20.5m £5.3m


£54.6m £27.3m £15.5m £32.3m £34.8m


60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0


07 Q3 08 Q1 08 Q3 09 Q1 09 Q3 10 Q1 10 Q3 11 Q1 11 Q3 12 Q1


Source: Council of Mortgage Lenders - BTL house purchase loans - BTL as share of all house purchase loans (RMS)


20% 15% 10% 5% 0%


A round-up of best buy mortgage deals as at March 1st 2012


Product type Fixed Lender


Yorkshire B Society Ulster Bank


Post Office Mortg. N&P


Tracker HSBC


Chelsea BS Vernon BS First Direct


Source: Coreco Rate


2.94% 2.95% 3.09% 3.09%


2.59% 2.59% 2.60% 2.69%


Fees


£519 £30


£195 £325


£30


£839 £514 £30


Two-year cost


£22,967 £22,667 £22,882 £23,153


£21,782 £22,681 £22,604 £22,022


Bank of England Base Rate Month


2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr


May Jun Jul


Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec


Rate 0.5


0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5


Source: Bank of England Month


2011 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec


Rate (%) 0.5


0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5


Month


2012 Jan Feb


Rate(%) 0.5


0.5


Annual rates of return on buy-to-let investment Cash purchase Q4 2011 (last available data)


Region Gross


Annual Void Period Annual Rental


Average Net (days per Rental


Prime Central London 4.88 4.81 5.05 5.24 4.98 5.13 5.05 5.12 5.02


Rest of London


Rest of South East South West Midlands


North West North East


Scotland/Wales/NI All Regions


Yield (%) year) 20


16 18 21 22 26


26.4 24 20


4.6 4.8


4.93 4.67 4.76 70


4.78 4.74


Source: The Association of Residential Lettings Agents Capital


Yield (%) year) 4.61


5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66


Rate of


Appreciation Return on (% per


8.77 8.76 8.92 9.03 8.82 8.89 8.84 8.90 8.87


Inv. (over five years)


Rest of London


Rest of South East South West Midlands


North West North East


Annual rates of return on buy-to-let investment Geared investment Q4 2011 (last available data)


Region Gross


Annual Void Period Annual Rental


Average (days per


Prime Central London 12.02 11.75 12.71 13.44 12.41 13.02 12.70 12.97 12.56


Scotland/Wales/NI All Regions


Yield (%) year) 20


16 18 21 22 26 26 24 20


Rental


10.91 11.71 12.24 11.19 11.54 11.29 11.61 11.44


Source: The Association of Residential Lettings Agents Net Capital


Yield (%) year) 10.95


5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.66


Rate of


Appreciation Return on (% per


21.31 21.29 21.68 21.93 21.43 21.60 21.47 21.63 21.55


Inv. (over five years)


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