Net UK housing wealth exceeded £7 trillion for the first time last year, according to calculations from an estate agent.
The total value of UK homes reached £8.68 trillion at the end of 2022, Savills said. With outstanding mortgage debt standing at £1.66 trillion, according to Bank of England records, Savills calculated that net housing wealth stood at more than £7 trillion. Of this, nearly half – £3.34 trillion – was held by mortgage-free homeowners, the estate agent said.
Lucian Cook, head of residential research at Savills, said: “The growth in house prices over the past three years has added considerably to the paper wealth of homeowners, driven in no small part by the well-documented ‘race for space’ over the period.”
