Gross Mortgage Lending £18.4 Billion in April

The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that gross mortgage lending reached £18.4 billion in April. This is 11% lower than March’s lending total of £20.7 billion, but 4% higher than the £17.7 billion lent in April last year.

Commenting on market conditions in this month’s market commentary, CML senior economist Mohammad Jamei said:

First-time buyers and remortgage customers appear to be buoying the market, as low mortgage rates are encouraging borrowers to remortgage and attractive government schemes are helping first-time buyers. We expect this trend to continue over the coming months.

Home movers are having less luck. Their activity has been subdued for some time now and the low number of movers means fewer properties for sale. This supply and demand imbalance will continue to underpin house price values, even as the rate of price rises slows.

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