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The latest edition of the Bank of England’s Money and Credit Figures show mortgage lending was strong in the first quarter...

February saw the second highest monthly total of house purchase approvals since January 2014 as buy-to-let investors raced to meet April's...

The rush to complete buy-to-let purchases before April has driven mortgage approvals to a two-year high, property experts say. The number of...

The housing market has been given a one-off boost from the surge in buy-to-let lending triggered by April’s tax changes. New figures show that...

The shortage of properties for sale has hit house purchase approvals which fell more than 3% in December. There were 68,218 house purchase...

House purchase lending has leapt almost 20% in the past 12 months but first-time buyers remain locked out of the booming...

Mortgage approvals leapt 24% in the year to September driven by a resurgence in remortgaging. Remortgages jumped 40% over the year, against...

The number of first-time buyers plunged more than 27% in the year to June, with no sign of a post-election bounce. There...

The value of remortgage lending slumped to a two-year low in March after falling 8% over the last 12 months. Total gross...