
Mortgage approvals at seven-month low
- Posted by studio55
- On November 27, 2019
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Mortgage approvals have fallen to a seven-month low.
Lenders approved 41,219 mortgages in October, down from 42,216 in September, trade association UK Finance said.
However, the value of secured lending rose in October by £3.452bn, the largest increase since March 2016.
UK Finance said consumer lending increased by 4.5% in annual terms in October, increasing from 4.4% in September and marking the highest rate since February 2018.