Mortgage approvals on the up

Consumers are continuing to rebuild their confidence, with mortgage approvals hitting the highest level in nearly two years*.

In July 2024, there were 62,000 new house purchase mortgage approvals – a 2.3% monthly rise and the greatest number since September 2022, when there were 65,100 approvals. Consumer mortgage lending has also reached highs we haven’t seen in a while; borrowing hit £2.8bn in July, having last peaked in November 2022 at £3.3bn. However, remortgage approvals have been on a downward trend since March – they fell by 8.1% in July to 25,100.

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^1*Bank of England, 2024

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