MAY 2021
W E S T M I D L A N D S M A R K E T U P D AT E
KEY STATS W ES T M I D L A N D S
£525,000
£693,912
10.30%
£335
£1.99bn
255
LATEST DATA
QUARTERLY CHANGE
ANNUAL CHANGE
82,735
-11.3%
45.3%
RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS
190,980
31.2%
102.4%
GROSS MORTGAGE LENDING
£35.6 bn
25.8%
54.6%
NEW HOME STARTS (QT)
29,980
-4.5%
27.1%
NEW HOME COMPLETIONS (QT)
44,030
27.6%
11.4%
MORTGAGE APPROVALS
2 I PREMIUM MARKETS I WEST MIDLANDS
MARKET OVERVIEW MAO R WDAERSD UVTIUNMGNF O S HA Brexit have dominated headlines over quarhas ter, bounced and whileback, the Only aand yearthe on budget from a full property market lockdown andthe thepast market latter fireworksdemand for theisreal estate market, the dealthe or market, no deal aquestion hittingprovided new highs.few Continued driving momentum across shortage continues to linger. Rhetoric has beenProtective more positive in recent weeks; nowroadmap all eyes to are on of supply underpinning price growth. measures are easing as the the EU summit in mid-November. theunderway. uncer tainty, annual house price growth ‘normality’ progresses, with economicDespite recovery remains positive across England and Wales, except London, although transaction levels remain muted. CONFIDENCE CLIMBS WATCHING AND WAITING Restrictions are lifting and the UK’s vaccine rollout is both
on track proving highly successful. Continued economic There wasand positive economic news in the Budget: eight support packages, announced the government in the years of economic growth, 3.3 by million new jobs since 2010 March Budget,more wereforecast a welcome boost, the at with 800,000 by 2023, andsupporting wage growth economy it reopens Consumer confidence is at its highest as level in nearlyfully. a decade. Independent forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) its highest level since the start of 2008, the PwCalso index predict inflation fall at back the of government’ s target 34 points highertothan thetostart the pandemic. UKof 2% over the course of 2019. However, sales volumes business confidence in the service and manufacturing sectors remain low,strongest down 2.1% thesince WestNovember Midlands in2013 the was at its levelacross in April twelve monthsThe to June a yearthe earlier. After a (IHS Markit). latestcompared forecasts to expect UK economy brief reprieve the summerlevel the by number of mortgage to return to itsover pre-pandemic the summer of approvals across the UK has also slowed. 2022, six months quicker than previously anticipated.
Unemployment is setacross to peak at 6.5%, lower House price growth much of theconsiderably UK is slowing, and than earlier forecasts of 11.9% (OBR). Interest rates while the West Midlands is no exception, prices here remain are low and although approvals slightly in April registering strongermortgage growth than the UKdipped average (3.2%). to their lowest level since last August, in excess of 82,700 Annual house price growth in the year to August (UK HPI) loans5.1%, weredown approved, over a20% the long term was from 5.8% yearhigher earlier.than Across the prime (5-year)annual monthly average (Dataloft, England). The market price growth was 2.4%Bank overofthe past year. extension of the stamp duty holiday and the introduction on April 1st of 95% government-backed mortgages were BUDGET WINNERS AND LOSERS welcomed by the property sector. Housebuilders and first-time buyers were the main real estate beneficiaries of the Autumn Budget. As the RECORD-BREAKING government aims to meet its ambitious 300,000 new homes per yearis target, a rangethe ofbusiest initiatives were announced. Spring traditionally time of the year for the million for records. the Housing Additional monies housing market andtotalling 2021 is£500 already setting In Investment Fund to deliver 650,000 new homes, new March, more than 190,000 property sales were recorded partnerships Housing Associations, removal of thehighs and mortgagewith lending exceeded £35.6 billion, record revenue cap for local councils and a business-backed according to HMRC and Bank of England respectively. guarantee scheme for SME builders all in the pipeline. Demand levels in March were 34% are higher year-on-year As too is large-scale infrastructure investment and moves (Zoopla) and 23% of homes were sold ‘sale agreed’ withinto reinvigorate the high street, with proposals to allow one week (Rightmove). The Royal Institute of Chartered conversion of unused retail units to residential and changes to business rates relief for small businesses.
Surveyors report the sales rate per surveyor in March was at its leveluntil since summer of 2014, behighest extended thethe end of March 2023, with with the the salesvalue of to-stock ratio at its strongest in over 17 years. Momentum the loan subject to a new regional cap. For the West continued into Rightmove reporting properties selling Midlands theApril, cap will be £255,600. Based on analysis of new faster in the first two weeks than at any point in its history. build property sales over the past year, just over half (58%) Although activity is onthe thenew rise,cap. thisThe is failing keep would valuation have qualified under SDLTtorelief pace with demand, resulting in strengthened price growth. introduced for first-time buyers in the 2017 Budget will also be extended to all those who purchase a shared-ownership property.DIRECTION Those who have purchased a shared property FUTURE since 22 nd November 2017 will also be able to claim the Annual price growth across the UK is at its strongest reliefproperty retrospectively. in over six years, with price growth in the West Midlands The government is also going to consult on reforms to currently 8.3%, compared to 0.8% a year ago (UKHPI). lettings relief which looks set to impact on many so-called Nationwide report average prices in the UK have risen ‘accidental’ landlords. Non-resident buyers will face a 1% 2.1% between March and April, the largest month-on-month additional SDLT surcharge over and above all other costs. increase recorded since February 2004. Agents are reporting Although this is yet another tax rise, it is less than the 3% theindicated strongestbysentiment towards price growth between the government earlier this autumn. April and June since the summer of 2015 (RICS). Premium markets are currently outperforming the general market; THE VALUE OF inPRIME eight out of ten regions England and Wales are seeing growth of over 10%. HM Treasury netted £400 million in stamp duty receipts (SDLT) from the West Midlands in the year to the end of
March 2018,MARKETS up 8.1% on a year previously, aided by a rise in THE PRIME sales volumes of 4.0%. Just over one fifth (22%) of receipts Prime property price in the of West Midlands is were attributed to growth the purchase additional properties, currently 10.3%, priceraised growth strengthening over recent the 3% additional levy alone. with £115 million from months. The price for a prime market 30% of all average residential taxation receipts were property attributable to exceeds £500,000 in six areas of the region,7.5% pricestoinproperties properties purchased for over £500,000, purchased over £1 million. Hereford and for Birmingham topping £700,000. Higher-value homes have proved popular in recent months. Across The average price for prime market property exceeds England, more than 54,000 homes sold for over £500,000 £600,000 in four of the main cities/towns across the West during the first three months of 2021, the highest quarterly Midlands. The prime markets across Coventry and figure ever recorded. These buyers have benefitted from a Hereford are currently experiencing the highest level of £15,000 saving, thanks to the stamp duty holiday (HMRC). price growth, average prices of prime property have risen by 6% and 5% respectively over the past year.
With first-time buyer numbers at an all-time high, rumours that the Help to Buy Equity scheme would be scrapped post April 2021 proved unfounded. Instead the scheme will PREMIUM MARKETS I WEST MIDLANDS I 3
P R E MRIEUGMI O MNAARLK E T S T OP ON 5% PREM IU M5 % M ABRYK ERTEG S : I TOP
£375,000 £376,000 £497,551 £501,573 +6.4% +7.3% £247 £247
£473,000 £473,000 £474,000 £641,792 £641,437 £641,792 +10.8% +10.9% +10.8% £319 £319 £319
£525,000 £525,000 £525,000 £693,912 £693,912 £693,912 +10.3% +10.3% +11.3% £335 £335 £335
£481,000 £481,000 £630,186 £630,186 +10.2% +10.2% £291 £291
£420,000 £419,000 £546,376 £546,274 +10.9% +10.8% £285 £285
£686,000 £686,000 £938,080 £938,080 +15.3% +15.3% £435 £435
44 II PREMIUM MIDLANDS PREMIUM MARKETS MARKETS II WEST NATIONAL
£460,000 £460,000 £460,000 £610,643 £610,643 £610,643 +10.3% +11.1% +10.3% £299 £299 £299
£750,000 £750,000 £1,007,650 £1,007,650 +10.0% +10.0% £483 £483
£905,000 £904,000 £904,000 £1,302,081 £1,301,890 £1,301,890 +17.2% +11.1% +17.2% £517 £517 £501
£1,550,000 £1,550,000 £2,508,438 £2,508,438 +6.4% +6.4% £1,180 £1,180
TOP 5% W ES T M I D L A N D S P R E M I U M M A R K E T
£370,000 £469,980 +4% £266
£310,000 £396,630 +12% £238 £540,000 £680,590 –8% £327
£441,000 £578,997 +8% £287
£540,000 £736,804 +14% £357
£619,000 £785,208 +24% £331
£549,000 £689,920 +10% £307
£474,000 £626,509 +15% £329
PREMIUM MARKETS I WEST MIDLANDS I 5
TOP 5% W ES T M I D L A N D S P R E M I U M M A R K E T
PROPERTIES SOLD ABOVE THE PREMIUM PRICE THRESHOLD
The premium price threshold is the value over which the top 5% of property sales occur. The chart shows a rolling 12 month change in the average price paid for premium properties compared to the previous 12 month.
WEST MIDLANDS
12.5%
10%
7.5%
5%
2.5%
0% APR 2020
MAY 2020
JUN 2020
JUL 2020
AUG 2020
SEP 2020
OCT 2020
NOV 2020
DEC 2020
JAN 2021
FEB 2021
MAR 2021
Source: Dataloft, Land Registry
BY PROPERTY TYPE OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, PROPERTIES SOLD ABOVE THE PREMIUM PRICE THRESHOLD
An individual premium price threshold is calculated for each property type based on sold prices in the last 12 months. The chart shows the average price paid per square foot for all of these premium properties.
WEST MIDLANDS
£400
£367
£364 £300
£316
£313
TERRACED
SEMI-DETACHED
£335
£200
£100
0 FLAT/APARTMENT
DETACHED
ALL PROPERTY Source: Dataloft, Land Registry
6 I PREMIUM MARKETS I WEST MIDLANDS
MAINSTREAM W ES T M I D L A N D S M A I N S T R E A M M A R K E T
ALL PROPERTIES SOLD ACROSS THE REGION
Chart shows a rolling 12-month change in transactions compared to the previous 12-month period. PLEASE NOTE: Caution should be taken when viewing this chart as figures may show an exaggerated decline due to the closure of the market April to June 2020. Housing market demand remains strong; the HMRC report sales in March 2021 were the highest monthly figure ever recorded.
Transactions
WEST MIDLANDS
Average sales price
10% 0% -10% -20% -30% -40% MAR 2020
APR 2020
MAY 2020
JUN 2020
JUL 2020
AUG 2020
SEP 2020
OCT 2020
NOV 2020
DEC 2020
JAN 2021
FEB 2021
Source: Dataloft, Land Registry
BY PROPERTY TYPE OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS OF ALL PROPERTY SALES
WEST MIDLANDS
Average price paid per square foot for all property transactions.
£320
£266
£240
£201 £160
£218
£217
£183
£80
0 FLAT/APARTMENT
TERRACED
SEMI-DETACHED
DETACHED
ALL PROPERTY Source: Dataloft, Land Registry
PREMIUM MARKETS I WEST MIDLANDS I 7
KEY STATS W ES T M I D L A N D S
£207,529 £525,000 £693,912
£123,511 £284,989 £366,435
£158,813 £324,977 £420,025
£200,187 £384,245 £480,262
£345,959 £734,193 £959,448
£219,753 £539,683 £713,633
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