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　　英国皇家特许测量师学会公布的房屋价格指数表明英国房价有明显的下降趋势。调查结果进一步显示潜在购房者的犹豫不决和投资房产市场的卖家数量也在减少。

　　RICS的发言人Jeremy Leaf指出：“随着供应和需求下降，可预见将来的交易活动将继续保持相对稳定的水平。”

　　在英国，抵押贷款申请的下降趋势及夏天以来消费的保密性，导致楼价出现类似下降的趋势。

　　而英国政府宣布削减预算的计划将主要针对影响家庭消费的公共部门。即将到来的社会、经济和政治等诸多情况加速住房市场下滑。

　　一位受访者解释说：“这可能是过去20多年我们见到过的最安静的市场。前景暗淡，人们普遍对住房市场缺乏信心。缺乏可用的抵押贷款是导致这种情况的一个主要因素。”
 

UK Real Estate witnesses Downfall Trend

The house price index determined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reveals a perceived drop of house prices. The survey results further show that potential house buyers are hesitant and the number of sellers who put property on the market decreased as well.

Jeremy Leaf, spokesperson of the RICS, states: "With both supply and demand falling, transaction activity is set to remain at relatively flat levels for the foreseeable future."

In the UK, a trend of declining mortgage applications and consumer confidentiality since the summer, led to the similar decline of property prices.

The announced government cuts for next year are expected to mainly affect the public sector with many consumption households. The upcoming social, economic and political circumstances might further foster the downward development of the housing market.

One interviewee, part of the surveyors, explains: ''This is probably the quietest market we have seen in the past 20 years. The outlook is gloomy and there is a lack of confidence in the housing market. The lack of available mortgages is a major contributing factor.