Mortgage lending £23.1bn in October: UK Finance

UK Finance managing director of commercial and personal finance Eric Leenders says: “Increasing numbers of first-time buyers, low interest rates and a competitive marketplace have helped build up mortgage activity through the year, with gross lending …Powered by...

Mortgage lending reached £23bn in October

“Increasing numbers of first-time buyers, low interest rates and a competitive marketplace have helped build up mortgage activity through the year, with gross lending standing at nine per cent higher than at the same point in 2016. “Credit card spending...