Mortgage approvals jump to a 13-year high
August saw the highest monthly tally of mortgage approvals since October 2007. But there have still been around a fifth fewer approvals so far this year compared to the same period in 2019.
Mortgage approvals dip but remain high
Encouraged by the temporary Stamp Duty holiday, individuals borrowed an additional £6.2 billion secured on their homes in February - the highest net mortgage borrowing level since March 2016 (£7.
Country house price growth hits a six-year high
Savills, Knight Frank and Hamptons have all reported a booming country house market.
Country house price inflation hits a four-year high, ‘driven by a race for space post-lockdown’
“Despite a challenging economic outlook, people’s desire to get on with their lives after years of political uncertainty followed by lockdown has seen the property market continue to defy gravity,"…
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