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El precio de la vivienda en Reino Unido sube por primera vez desde 2007 - Cotizalia.com


El precio de la vivienda en Reino Unido subió de forma inesperada un 0,9% intermensual, el primer incremento desde octubre de 2007, después de que los recortes de los tipos de interés del Banco de Inglaterra hayan atraído a los compradores al mercado inmobiliario británico, según informó hoy la Sociedad Nacional de Constructores.



En concreto, el precio medio de la vivienda ascendió hasta las 150.000 libras (unos 165.500 euros), según el organismo. Sin embargo, en términos interanuales se redujo un 15,7%. De momento “es muy pronto” para señalar que el mercado se ha recuperado, según Fionnuala Earley, economista jefe de la asociación hipotecaria Nationwide, en declaraciones recogidas por Bloomberg.



Los economistas habían previsto una caída del 1,5% intermensual del

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UK house prices: a regional breakdown

All regions of the UK suffered double-digit house price falls over the past 12 months, Nationwide says



Thursday 2 April 2009




England

House prices in England fell 4.4% in the first three months of this year, according to Nationwide's latest quarterly house prices index, and were down 16.9% year-on-year. The average price of a home in the country now stands at £163,989.

The headline figures mask variations across the country, although all areas have seen double-digit drops since this time last year – in East Anglia prices fell by 20% year-on-year, while in the north they were down by less than 15%. Prices continued to drop faster in the south than in the north, driven by sharp drops in London and other parts of the south-east, with the capital seeing a 5.3% drop in prices over the quarter.

Norwich recorded the largest annual price fall, with a drop of 23% year-on-year to an average of £154,557. In contrast, prices in Bath were down by just 7% at £221,695. London remains the most expensive place to live, despite a year-on-year fall of more than 18%, with a home in the capital now costing an average of £242,678.

Although house prices in East Anglia fell by 5.6% between January and March, Nationwide said those who lived in the area were not the most gloomy about the state of the market. Instead, consumers in the north, the south-west and the West Midlands who have seen relatively modest declines in house prices compared to other parts of the country were most likely to predict further falls in the next six months.



Wales

The new year brought a change of pace to the Welsh housing market. After a slowdown in quarterly house price falls towards the end of last year, Nationwide said it started 2009 with an 8.3% drop – significantly higher than any other part of the UK. As a result, the annual rate of decline leapt from 12.1% in the last quarter of 2008 to 18.2%.

Nationwide said the country had suffered a "significant rise" in unemployment compared to other parts of the UK, and its exposure to manufacturing and the closure of steel works would play a part in the performance of its economy. However, it added that "the relatively large proportion of more stable public sector employment in Wales may help to support the regional economy somewhat".

The average price of a home in Wales is now £123,990, although in Cardiff the figure is much higher at £181,345. Prices have fallen by 14% in the capital over the past year, but they are still more than double the levels seen 10 years ago.




Scotland


Over the past 12 months, house prices in Scotland have fallen at a slower rate than other parts of the UK, according to Nationwide's index, with the annual rate of decline at 12.6%. This has been the case for the past five quarters, but there are signs that the problems in Scotland's financial services industry could be having an impact on the property market.

In the first quarter of the year prices dropped by 5.1%, more than reversing a 0.1% increase in the last three months of last year. All regions of the country have seen prices fall over the past year, but Nationwide said the market could weaken further as the turmoil in the financial sector led to an increase in unemployment figures.

Of the three main cities in Scotland, Aberdeen saw the largest annual fall at 13%. Glasgow and Edinburgh both experienced price falls of 10% in the year to the first quarter. By contrast, in southern Scotland prices fell by only 4% compared with a 6% annual fall recorded in the last quarter of 2008.





Northern Ireland



The boom continues to turn to bust in Northern Ireland, where several years of eye-watering price rises have been followed by sharp falls. The pace of decline slowed in the first quarter of the year, dropping from 8% at the end of last year to 4.1%, Nationwide said, while the annual rate of decline fell from 34.2% to 29.6%. However, house prices in Belfast dropped by a staggering 37%.

The average price of a home in Northern Ireland now stands at £138,537; in Belfast it is £190,915.
Top city fallers

Belfast – prices down 37% on Q1 of 2008 to £190,915

Norwich – down 23% to £154,557

St Albans – down 22% to £272,813

Newcastle – down 19% to £147,104

Leeds – down 18% to £156,897
Lowest city fallers

Bath – prices down 7% on Q1 of 2008 to £221,695

Durham City – down 8% to £137,821

Glasgow – down 10% to £154,989

Edinburgh – down 10% to £228,528

Sunderland – down 12% to £130,164