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UK Finance publishes its annual largest mortgage lenders data for 2017
UK Finance has now published its annual largest mortgage lenders data for 2017, which you can find at UK Finance. In addition, they have published a short accompanying blog analysing the underlying trends revealed by the data, including the growth in lending by challenger and specialist lenders. Following the FCA’s Mortgage Market Study, this data shows a picture…
Read MorePre-Summer boost for mortgage market according to UK Finance
Latest UK Finance Mortgage Trends Update for May 2018 headlines ‘Mortgage Market Sees Pre-Summer As Remortgaging Continues Strong Upward Trend’. The latest UK Finance Mortgage Trends Update reveals there were 32,200 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in the month, 31,100 new homemover mortgages completed in the month, 36,000 new homeowner remortgages completed in the month, …
Read MoreThe May increase in mortgage approvals driven by strong growth in remortgaging according to UK Finance
Latest UK Finance Household Finance Update for May 2018 reveals that estimated gross mortgage lending for the total market in May was £22.2bn, 8.8 per cent higher than the same month a year earlier. Mortgage approvals by the main high street banks in May have also risen, increasing by 3 per cent compared to…
Read MoreStrong growth in remortgaging in April 2018 according to UK Finance
Latest UK Finance Mortgage Trends Update headlines ‘Remortgaging bounces back as borrowers put their house in order.’ UK Finance’s latest Mortgage Trends Update reveals there was strong growth in remortgaging in April 2018, with new homeowner mortgages up 36 per cent and buy-to-let remortgages up 32.4 per cent compared to the same month a year…
Read MoreApril saw steady growth in mortgage lending and approvals according to UK Finance
Latest UK Finance – Household Finance Update – April 2018. Gross mortgage lending in April is estimated to have been £20.4bn, 13.3 per cent higher than a year earlier. The number of total mortgage approvals has also risen and is 11 per cent higher, this increase is primarily driven by remortagage approvals which were almost…
Read MoreUK FINANCE REVEALS NUMBER OF INTEREST-ONLY MORTGAGES HALVES IN SIX YEARS
The number of interest-only mortgages has almost halved in the past six years, UK Finance figures reveal. There are currently 1.7 million outstanding interest-only mortgages (including partial interest-only), down 46 per cent since 2012. Commenting on the data, Jackie Bennett, Director of Mortgages at UK Finance, said: “The number of outstanding interest-only loans has halved…
Read MoreSmall increase in lending to first-time buyers in March according to UK Finance
Latest UK Finance Mortgage Trends Update for March 2018 headlined ‘Remortgaging Market Softens In March After Busy Start To The Year.’ UK Finance’s Mortgage Trends Update for March 2018 has revealed a small increase in lending to first-time buyers compared to a year earlier, while remortgaging levels softened slightly after a busy start to the…
Read MoreMortgage arrears at lowest levels since records began according to UK Finance.
Latest UK Finance Mortgage Arrears and Possessions Update released yesterday 10th May 2018 for the first quarter of 2018 headlines ‘Mortgage arrears at record low in Q1 2018.’ The update revealed: 1,200 homeowner mortgaged properties were taken into possession in the first quarter of 2018, unchanged from the same quarter of the previous year. Jackie…
Read MoreHouse purchases by first-time buyers and home movers reaches highest levels for February since 2007.
UK Finance’s latest mortgage trends update reveals that total homeowner house purchases, which combine both home movers and first-time buyers, reached 50,000, the highest level for February since 2007. Mortgage lending for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors increased in February 2018 compared to the previous year according to UK Finance. Commenting on the data,…
Read MoreUK Finance responds to Scottish Government’s announcement that Help to Buy in Scotland will be extended for another two years
Responding to the Scottish Government’s announcement that Help to Buy in Scotland will be extended for another two years, Douglas Cochrane, Chair of the UK Finance Scotland Mortgage Committee, said: “The extension of Help to Buy in Scotland is good news for buyers and home movers with low deposits, who will continue to receive vital…
Read MoreGross mortgage lending in February is estimated to have been £19bn according to UK Finance
Latest UK Finance update on lending for February 2018. UK Finance reveals: Gross mortgage lending in February is estimated to have been £19bn, 4.9 per cent more than a year earlier but below the monthly average of £21.4bn for 2017. Remortgage approvals in the month are up over 9 per cent in both number and…
Read MoreRemortgages hit nine year high in January 2018 according to UK Finance
UK Finance’s latest mortgage trends update released 14th March 2018 reveals, the number of remortgages in January 2018 reached a nine-year high while the number of first-time buyers and home movers both increased compared to the same period in the previous year. Commenting on the data, Jackie Bennett, Director of Mortgages at UK Finance, said:…
Read MoreGross mortgage lending in January increased by almost 10 per cent compared to the same period last year reveals UK Finance
Today UK Finance released update on lending for January 2018. The update revealed that gross mortgage lending in January is estimated to have been £21.9bn, 9.7 per cent more than a year earlier and slightly above the monthly average of £21.4bn for 2017. see other highlights…. Commenting on the data, Eric Leenders, Managing Director, Personal…
Read MoreWeaker figures for mortgage lending in December 2017 according to UK Finance
Latest news release from UK Finance headlines ‘First-time buyers in 2017 reach decade-high but market cools in December’ UK Finance states: Mortgage lending for first-time buyers, home movers and buy to let purchases all fell in December 2017 compared to the previous year, UK Finance’s latest mortgage trends update reveals. However, 2017 overall saw the…
Read MoreOverall mortgage arrears and possessions continuing to decline.
Latest UK Finance – Mortgage Arrears and Possessions Update – February 2018 reveals: There were 82,800 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance in the fourth quarter of 2017, that is 7% fewer than in the same quarter of the previous year. Within the total, there were 24,700…
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