April Gross Mortgage Lending less than March.

Press release published yesterday by The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) headlines “Gross mortgage lending grows 16% year-on-year”. The Council of Mortgage Lenders  estimates that gross mortgage lending reached £18.5 billion in April. This is 29% lower than March’s lending total of £26.2 billion, but 16% higher than the £16 billion lent in April last…

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Lending up in February says CML

A press release published yesterday by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) stated on an unadjusted basis, lending in February: Home-owners borrowed £8.7bn for house purchase, up 4% month-on-month and 21% year-on-year. They took out 48,000 loans, up 4% on January and 12% on February 2015. First-time buyers borrowed £3.4bn, up 3% on January and 21% on February last year. This totalled 22,000 loans, up…

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Mortgage approvals improve in third quarter

According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders in their press release yesterday there was a reported pick up in mortgage approvals in the third quarter First-time buyers saw month-on-month and year-on-year increases in activity by volume and by value in September. Home mover lending by contrast saw a dip in September compared to August, but grew by volume and…

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