Thursday, 29 August 2013

Help to Buy Could Cause 11% Rise In House Prices

Lenders have issued a stark warning to government that Help to Buy could send house prices soaring to 2007 levels today.  Research by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association shows nearly 60 per cent of lenders and brokers believe a house price bubble could undermine the success of the scheme. The research shows lenders already anticipate a 2.7 per cent increase in the average house price by the end of the year, pushing it to £166,418 according to the Land Registry house price index.  Read more on Inside Housing.

No comments: