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Posts Tagged ‘approvals’

Annual growth in banks’ gross mortgage lending stood at £7.6 billion in June, with the figure 11% lower than a year earlier, according to the British Bankers’ Association (BBA). Early signs of growth in the buy-to-let market were evident but both house purchase and remortgaging approvals continued to be weak, and with repayments still at [...]

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that the number of loans for house purchase rose in May. According to the Council, there were 41,500 loans worth £5.9 billion advanced for house purchase in the month, up from 40,800 in April. However, the figure remains lower than the 43,800 loans advanced in May 2010. [...]

The Bank of England has today revealed mortgage approvals remained weak in May. According to the Bank, there were 45,940 loans approved in the month – slightly higher than April’s 45,447 but lower than forecasts of a level of 46,100. Furthermore, May’s figure was lower than the average for the previous six months. Today’s figures [...]

The Bank of England has today revealed mortgage approvals fell in April. According to the Bank, there were 45,166 loans approved in the month – 4% down on March’s figure and 9% lower than in April 2010. Not only was the figure less than expected, it represented the lowest figure for April since records began [...]

The British Bankers’ Association (BBA) has today revealed a slight rise in the number of new mortgages approved by the major banks in March. According to the BBA, the number of new mortgages approved in the month stood at 31,660 – marginally better than February’s level of 30,178. However, mortgage approvals were down 10% on [...]