A near-£2bn increase in mortgage lending last month may be no more than a "flash in the pan" reflecting concerted efforts from lenders to meet their mid-year targets, according to chartered surveyor e.surv.
Signs of revived interest in the housing market comes in the July survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
House price inflation reached a plateau in November but market conditions remain strong, according to the latest housing market survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
House prices have risen for the fifth month in a row, although at a slower rate, while more people are making enquiries about purchasing a house, claims the latest UK Housing Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
New buyer enquiries for August rose for a third consecutive month at the fastest pace since early 2004, according to research from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).