April sees rise in mortgage approvals
Housing market slowdown yet to affect mortgages. First-time buyers benefit from increased lender focus. Strong growth in number of small deposit borrowers.
Housing market slowdown yet to affect mortgages. First-time buyers benefit from increased lender focus. Strong growth in number of small deposit borrowers.
Homeowners looked to remortgage to a cheaper interest rate, while activity in the property market was once again sluggish.
March sees 4% annual rise in approvals. Mid-market borrowers dominate the market. Yorkshire has highest proportion of first-time buyer lending.
Lenders are becoming increasingly happy for customers to take out long-term loans, with a sharp rise in the number of 40-year products on the market.
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House price growth remains at 1.8% for third consecutive month. Transactions in 2018 at their lowest in five years. Every region and 79 of the 108 unitary authority areas still record annual price rises.
Slowdown in the housing market not yet reflected in mortgage approval. Larger number of new mortgages generate than a year ago. London market remains most difficult for first-time buyers.
The number of first-time buyers achieving their dream of home ownership reached a 12-year high in 2018, according to industry data published by UK Finance.
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