英国房地产中介表示，随着英格兰银行考虑加息，潜在购房者正逐渐退出市场。
British property agents say aspiring homebuyers are retreating to the sidelines as the Bank of England considers raising interest rates.
英国皇家特许测量师学会（RICS）称，其衡量新购房咨询的指标在9月份下降了4个点，至-22，这是自3月份以来的首次下滑。这一负值表明，报告需求放缓的测量师人数多于报告需求增长的。
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its measure of new buyer inquiries fell four points to minus 22 in September, declining for the first time since March. The negative reading means more surveyors reported a slowdown in demand than an increase.
自美伊战争爆发以来，英格兰银行一直维持利率不变，但这一状况可能会发生变化。随着通胀压力上升，市场预计今年年底前至少会有一次加息。
The BOE has kept interest rates on hold since the start of the US-Iran war, but that could change, with markets pricing in at least one hike before the end of the year as inflationary pressures build.
对于原本预计中东冲突开始前会降息的未来购房者而言，这标志着明显的逆转。自战争爆发以来，平均两年期抵押贷款利率已上涨近1个百分点，近几日已接近6%。
It’s a striking reversal for aspiring homebuyers who were expecting a rate cut before the Middle East conflict began. Average two-year mortgages rates have climbed almost one point since the start of the war, nearing 6% in recent days.
RICS市场研究与分析主管Tarrant Parsons表示：“利率预期的再次上升为房地产市场带来了新的阻力，购房者变得更为谨慎，本月销售活动也失去了一些势头。”
“A renewed rise in interest rate expectations has created a fresh headwind for the housing market, with buyers becoming a little more cautious and sales activity losing some momentum this month,” Tarrant Parsons, head of market research and analysis at RICS, said.
中介还表示，已达成协议的房屋交易量有所下降，而房价下跌的现象在四个月来首次变得更加普遍。伦敦的情况尤为严峻，追踪住宅价值的指标在该首都城市创下最弱读数。
Agents also said agreed sales declined, while falling house prices became more widespread for the first time in four months. The situation is particularly bleak in London, with the indicator tracking home values posting its weakest reading in the capital.
RICS的报告进一步印证了更高借贷成本正日益压垮潜在购房者的迹象。英格兰银行近期的数据显示，抵押贷款批准数量已降至2023年以来的最低水平，而贷款机构Nationwide则报告称，房价跌幅为5月份以来最大。
The RICS report adds to signs that higher borrowing costs are increasingly weighing on prospective homebuyers. Recent BOE figures showed mortgage approvals declining to their lowest level since 2023, and lender Nationwide reported the sharpest drop in house prices since May.
RICS指出，未来三个月，房屋销量和价格预计将继续承压。长期前景也愈发黯淡，因为测量师们已不再预计房价在未来12个月内会恢复增长。
Home sales and prices are set to remain under pressure over the next three months, according to RICS. The longer-term outlook is also darkening, as surveyors no longer expect prices to return to growth in the next 12 months.
帕森斯表示：“随着家庭适应借贷成本可能高于此前预期的前景，市场或许需要应对一段相对较长的低迷期。”
“The market may need to contend with a somewhat longer period of subdued activity as households adjust to the prospect of borrowing costs remaining higher than previously anticipated,” Parsons said.