HispanicBusiness

Editors' Notes:

(1)Average buying costs:

Average buying costs include mortgage payments (weighted average of repayment and interest-only mortgage payments), household maintenance, repair, minor alterations and insurance costs. Mortgage payments refer to the average new borrower (including both first-time buyers and homemovers). Figures relate to the first year of purchase.

Rental payments:

Average rental payments are based on rental data from Birmingham Midshires. UK figures are a weighted average of the regional rental data and are based on new loans only. Weights have been calculated using regional housing tenure data from the CLG. Rental payments refer to the average for a three bedroom house over 12 months to December.

(2) Source: HMRC.

(3) http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/pdfs/halifax/2013/0101_Tracker.pdf

Mortgage payments:

Mortgage payments are the weighted average of repayment (capital and interest) and interest-only mortgage payments. They refer to the average for a new borrower - either first-time buyer or home mover. Weights have been constructed using FSA regulated mortgage statistics on advances by mortgage type. Average mortgage payments (both repayment and interest-only) have been calculated using house price data from the Halifax's own extensive housing statistics database and Bank of England series on the average of UK resident banks' sterling weighted average interest rate loans secured on dwellings to households for new borrowers only. It is assumed that the average advance is 73% of the purchase price and is based on CML data. UK mortgage payments figures are a weighted average of the regional data. Weights have been calculated using regional housing tenure data from the CLG. Mortgage payments refer to the average for a three bedroom house over 12 months to December.

Income lost by funding a deposit rather than saving:

It is assumed that there is a cost involved in funding a deposit which for this analysis is the monthly interest income lost from paying a deposit instead of saving it in an interest bearing account. This has been calculated using house price data from the Halifax's housing statistics database and the interest gained from an average of Bank of England quoted savings rates on instant access, notice, ISA and fixed rate bond accounts. For example, the average deposit required to buy a three bed home (GBP 39,993) in the UK would generate an average monthly income of GBP 40. If used to fund a deposit, the income from the interest would be lost and is therefore included as a cost within the average monthly buying costs measure.

Household maintenance, repair, minor alterations and insurance costs:

Estimated maintenance repair, minor alterations and insurance costs associated with owning a home have been sourced from the ONS Family Spending Survey for 2011. Estimates for 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 have been calculated using the 2011 survey data and adjusted using the CPI series on regular maintenance and repair of dwellings.

Housing Economics Helpline No: 08456 045404

Email: [email protected]

"This report is prepared from information that we believe is collated with care, however, it is only intended to highlight issues and it is not intended to be comprehensive. We reserve the right to vary our methodology and to edit or discontinue/withdraw this, or any other report. Any use of this report for an individual's own or third party commercial purposes is done entirely at the risk of the person making such use and solely the responsibility of the person or persons making such reliance. " © Bank of Scotland plc all rights reserved 2013.

The half yearly Halifax Buying vs. Renting Review tracks the cost of buying and renting a three bedroom property across the UK. Average buying costs include mortgage payments, income lost by funding a deposit rather than saving, spending on household maintenance and repair and insurance costs. The review is based on data from the Halifax's own extensive housing statistics database, Birmingham Midshires, the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). UK figures are a weighted average of regional data using housing tenure figures.



Contacts:
Customer Services
0845 739 4959
[email protected]