Even the most sane person in
Britain has to admit the Brexit vote will, in one shape or another, affect the
UK Property market. Excluding central London which is another world, most
commentators are saying prices will be affected by around 10%. So looking at
the commentators’ thoughts in more detail, property values in Loughborough will
be 10% lower than they would have been if we hadn’t voted to leave the EU.
As the average value of a
property in the Charnwood Borough Council area is £196,400, this means property
values are set to drop for the average Loughborough property by £19,640 …
batten down the hatches .. soup kitchens and mega recession here we come ..it’s
going to get rough.
..
but before we all go into panic mode in Loughborough .. the devil is always in
the detail
Look at the phrase again, and
I have highlighted the relevant part “Property values in Loughborough will be 10%
lower than they would have been if we hadn’t voted to leave the EU”
Property values today,
according to the Land Registry are 8.96% higher than a year ago in the Charnwood
Borough Council area. The 12 months before that they rose by 5.35% and the 12
months before that, they rose by 4.99%. If we hadn’t voted to leave, I believe
on these figures, we could have safely assumed Loughborough House prices would
have been 7% higher by the Summer of 2017.
… and that’s the point, we
won’t see a house price crash in Loughborough, it’s just that house prices in a
years time will be 3% lower than they are now (ie 7% less the 10% lower figure because of Brexit). Let’s look at
the historic figures and how that compares to today’s figures for the Charnwood
Borough Council area and Loughborough as a whole.
Average Value of a property
20 years ago £53,400
Average Value of a property
10 years ago £160,800
Average Value of a property 2
years ago £171,100
Average Value of a property 1
year ago £180,300
Average Value of a property
today £196,400
Projected Value of a property
in 12 months’ time £190,500
Therefore, I believe the
average value of a Loughborough property will be £5,900 lower in 12 months’
time than today.
That’s not to say Loughborough
property prices might not dip slightly in the run up to Christmas (in fact they
always have done just about every year since the year 2000 and most of those
were boom years) .. but in 12 months time this is my considered opinion of
where Loughborough property values will be.. and looking at the historic prices,
even if I (and many other property market commentators) are wrong and they drop
10% from TODAY’S figure .. in the whole scheme of things, we have been through
a Credit Crunch, Black Monday and 15% interest rates over the last 20 to 30 years
.. and still Loughborough house prices have always bounced back.
Whilst the UK's vote for Brexit
has created an uncertainty in the Loughborough housing market, there is no need
to panic and prospective buyers should merely use common sense about their
purchases. I always say to people to be prudent and if you are taking out a
mortgage, at some stage during the life of that mortgage, circumstances will be
difficult. We won’t have a 2008 Credit crunch fire sale of properties because after the Mortgage Market Review which took
place in the Spring of 2013, mortgage borrowers are not as highly leveraged
this time around. As a result of this, with any luck there will not be
too many distressed sales, which cause widespread price reductions.
.. and Loughborough
landlords? They have recently been thrashed by Osborne’s tax changes, but yields
could rise if Loughborough house prices fall/stabilise and rents grow, and this
might also make it easier to obtain mortgages, as the income would cover more
of the interest cost. If prices were to level or come down that could help Loughborough
landlords add to their portfolio, as rental demand for Loughborough property is
expected to stay strong as more people find it more and more difficult to
obtain mortgages.
If you would like to discuss the Loughborough property market or chat about any potential investment please feel free to call me on 01509 260777 or email me james.loughborough@belvoir.co.uk
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