House purchase Lending for July down on June.

September 15, 2016

Press release published yesterday 14th September, from The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) headlined ‘July house purchase lending down 13% on June’.

The report leads: Home-owners borrowed £10.6bn for house purchase, down 13% month-on-month and 12% year-on-year. They took out 58,100 loans, down 14% on June and 13% on July 2015.

Paul Smee, director general of the CML, commented: “These figures cover the  first full month of lending following the EU referendum. They show a month-on-month decline in first-time buyer and home mover activity and  muted activity on the BTL market. It is hard to determine whether these figures reflect a first uncertain reaction to the referendum vote, or are a sign of a market which was already cooling.  It will be quite some time before a full assessment can be made. We do believe that the Buy-to-let lending market is still readjusting after the large level of activity before the changes to stamp duty on second properties in April.

“Remortgage lending on the other hand has continued to grow, and reacted with a 7-year monthly high. Borrowers seem keen to take advantage of the wide range of competitive deals in the market and, following the base rate cut in August, this is likely to continue”.

To read the CML report in full click here

Allen Walkey

Highly experienced businessman with a successful career in property sales and investment both in the UK and abroad. Now a freelance writer and blogger for the property and Investment Industry, keeping readers up-to-date with changes and events in a rapidly changing world.

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