U.K. Home Buyer Enquiries, Sales were Steady in July, RICS Survey Shows
Dow Jones
Aug 13
0530 GMT - The number of new U.K. home buyer enquiries and sales agreed in July were unchanged from the prior month, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors U.K. residential market survey. Buyer enquiries were down 28% in July compared with a low of 41% in March, while the number of sales agreed fell 30% compared with a low of 37% in April, the survey shows. "There are signs that sentiment towards the future is becoming less downbeat," RICS says. Near-term sales are expected to fall 14%, but rise 3% over a 12-month period.
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