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110	2		_aRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors _bEconomics _95033
245	0	0	_aRICS housing accessibility and affordability update for Great Britain - Q2 2008 _h[electronic resource]
260			_aRICS _bLondon _c2008
490		0	_aRICS Accessibility and Affordability Indices _vQ2 2008
520			_aFinds that accessibility in Great Britain worsened as mortgage lenders reduced the amount they were prepared to lend first time buyers (FTBs). Affordability in Great Britain improved as house prices fell and the amount lent fell slightly. Lower quartile earnings continue to grow slower than the preferred measure of living costs: RPIX. As a result, real incomes edged down for the tenth consecutive quarter since the peak in 2006 Q1, yet are only down 0.7% in that time. London is the least accessible region in Great Britain and the North East and Scotland are the most accessible regions. London is the least affordable region in Great Britain and North East England is the most affordable region. In the past year London has seen the largest deterioration in accessibility, while the South East and the North East have seen the biggest improvements in affordability.
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650	2	4	_aRICS AFFORDABILITY INDEX
650	2	4	_aRICS ACCESSIBILITY INDEX
651		4	_aUnited Kingdom _y
690			_aResidential property _96266
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.rics.org/site/scripts/download_info.aspx?downloadID=1384 _zView the document free online at www.rics.org...
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