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Increases in mortgage approvals create a rip roar in the UK market.



Mortgage approvals for the first month of 2008 have shown an upward trend. Experts say that it may help in checking the pessimism that people have for the UK property market.
5th March, 2008


London March 5, 2008: Bank of England has confirmed that home loans have increased from 72 thousand in December to 74 thousand in January. Nevertheless, the January figures were demonstrated as the lowest ever since September 1995. Bank of England has also suggested that the property market of the UK will be mellow in the coming months. The credit approvals show that the medium term sales of the mortgage products are on a high.

George Buckley of the Deutsche Bank has also said “ Demand for, and supply of, credit in the UK mortgage market remains very weak, and is set to ease further going forward,”

All the surveys made by the surveyors, lenders and the government bodies are showing that the prices have fallen steeply since last summer. Along with this survey, the inspection done by the “Nationwide building society” has shown that since the year 2000, it is the first time that the prices have fallen consecutively in four months. Howard Archer of Global Insight has also said “The modest rise in mortgage approvals in January may dilute some of the deepest pessimism about the housing market,” he also added that “But the Bank of England and nationwide indicate that housing market activity and price are continuing to suffer from the combined pressures of stretched affordability and tighter lending conditions,”

According to the Bank of England even the due amount on the mortgages has increased to £1.19 trillion. And about £1.4 trillion amount of personal debt has increased in the UK including all the bank loans and the credit cards.






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