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Mortgage approvals increased in January for both house purchase and remortgaging according to BOE
Statistical release from the Bank of England published 1st March 2018. The monthly Money and Credit statistical release is made up of three parts: broad money and credit, lending to individual and lending to businesses. Lending to individuals – data to the end of January 2018. Annual growth in secured lending was unchanged at 3.3%…
Read MoreMortgage approvals for house purchase were broadly stable according to BoE
Bank of England (BoE) statistical release yesterday 29th June 2017: Money and Credit – May 2017 Lending to individuals: lending secured on dwellings. Net lending secured on dwellings was £3.5 billion in May, up from the 12-month low of £2.7bn seen in April. Mortgage approvals for house purchase were broadly stable at 65,202, while approvals…
Read MoreGross mortgage borrowing totalled £13.3 billion in May according to BBA
The BBA’s latest data from the high street banks for May 2017 released today shows gross mortgage borrowing in May totalled £13.3bn much in line with recent months and 9% higher than a year before.. Net mortgage borrowing was 2.4% higher than a year ago. House purchase approval numbers in May of 40,347 were 3.3%…
Read MoreMortgage activity for April lower than previous month according to CML
The latest Council of Mortgage Lender (CML) data released yesterday 13th June headlined ‘Home buyer activity in April down on March but up on a year ago’. It reveals reveals house purchase activity decreased in April month-on-month but increased year-on-year. Remortgage activity and buy-to-let declined month-on-month. On a non seasonally adjusted basis home buyers borrowed…
Read MoreMore loans taken out in first 2 months of 2017 than any year since 2007 says CML
News release yesterday 11th April 2017 from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) Monthly Lendng Trends for February 2017 headlined ‘Home buying activity up 7% in February’. The CML data revealed house purchase activity increased month-on-month and year-on-year, driven by first-time buyer activity. Remortgage activity continued year-on-year growth while buy-to-let declined. Home buyers borrowed £8.9bn,…
Read MoreGross mortgage borrowing in February higher than same month last year according to BBA
The BBA today released their February 2017 figures for the high street banks. It states: Gross mortgage borrowing of £13.4 billion in February was 4.6% higher than in the same month last year. After allowing for repayments, February’s net mortgage borrowing was 2.5% higher than in February 2016. House purchase approval numbers of 42,613 were…
Read MoreGross mortgage borrowing totalled £13.8 billion in January according to BBA
The latest High Street Banking Figures statistical report January 2017 released by the BBA 24th February reveales that gross mortgage borrowing totalled £13.8 billion in January, 6.3% higher than the same period last year, net mortgage borrowing was 2.4% last month, higher than in January 2016. House purchase approval numbers were 2.5% lower than in…
Read MoreLending to first-time buyers in November up on previous month
Press release today from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) headlines ‘House purchase lending up 5% in November’ Home-owners borrowed £11bn for house purchase, up 5% month-on-month and 2% year-on-year. First-time buyers borrowed £4.7bn, up 4% on October and 9% on November last year. Paul Smee, director general of the CML, commented: “November lending reflected stable…
Read MoreDrop in loans to home buyers in October
Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) press release published yesterday 14th December headlined ‘8% fall in loans to home-buyers in October’ The news release leads: Home-owners borrowed £10.5bn for house purchase, down 8% month-on-month and 11% year-on-year. They took out 57,800 loans, down 8% on September and 13% on October 2015. more… Paul Smee, director general of…
Read MoreBuy-to-Let lending down on August.
Press release published today from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) headlines ‘August House Purchase Lending up 11% compared to a year ago.’ The news article leads: Home-owners borrowed £12.2bn for house purchase, up 14% month-on-month and 11% year-on-year. They took out 66,000 loans, up 13% on July and 9% on August 2015. Paul Smee, director general…
Read MoreHouse purchase lending down in London
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) published today press release headlined ‘Loans to first-time buyers up but movers down in London’. In it’s news release it begins by mentioning that in the second quarter home buyers in London borrowed £5.5bn for home-owner house purchase, down 23% quarter-on-quarter and 3% on a year ago……more Paul Smee, director…
Read MoreMortgage Lending in May higher than previous month.
In a news item published on their website yesterday: The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) estimates that gross mortgage lending reached £18.2 billion in May. Lending was 4% higher than April (£17.6 billion), and 14% higher than May 2015 (£16 billion), and the highest May figure since 2008 when gross lending reached £23.7 billion. They…
Read MoreBBA Mortgage approvals for May
According to the British Bankers Association (BBA) Gross mortgage borrowing of £12bn in the month was 10% higher than in May 2015. Borrowing in the first 5 months of 2016 was £67.5bn compared with £51.7 in the same period of 2015. Net mortgage borrowing is 3% higher than a year ago. House purchase approval numbers…
Read MoreBig Drop in Lending to Landlords
In its recent press release by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) they headlined that Home-owner house purchase lending was down in April. They mentioned that Home-owners borrowed £8.1bn for house purchase, down 40% month-on-month and 4% year-on-year. First-time buyers borrowed £3.9bn, down 11% on March but up 15% on April last year. Landlords borrowed £2.5bn, down…
Read MoreMortgage lending growth falls back in April
British Bankers Association (BBA) today releases April 2016 figures for the high street banks. Gross mortgage borrowing of £12bn in the month was 12% higher than in April 2015. As expected, this was a slower month, following the inflated lending activity associated with borrowers completing purchases ahead of the stamp duty increase. Net mortgage borrowing is running…
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