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October lending picks up

Date: 24 Nov 2008

October mortgage lending picks up

According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders mortgage lending rose slightly in October.

Total lending rose to £18.7bn, 7% up from the previous month. This is only cautiously good news however — compared to the figure from 12-months ago, the number is still 44% down on pre-credit crunch figures.

This week the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors pointed out that its own surveys had shown there had been a recent increase in enquiries from potential new buyers, an accurate indicator of future trends in home sales.

Meanwhile the National Association of Estate Agents reported more cautiously good news — the average estate agent was busier in October than in the previous month, with 17% more activity (admittedly up from a very low base, where a small number of sales gives a more dramatic percentage increase).

 

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7737507.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7739232.stm

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    Neil Fuller, Managing Director, Alsford Timber

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    Director, Ridgeons

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