Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:55:05 GMT
U.K. mortgage approvals grow to more than a five year high
U.K. mortgage approvals grew to more than a five year high in September, supporting that the property market is strengthening. Lenders gave 66,735 mortgages, it is the highest reading since February 2008; however, last month it reached 63,396, according to the Bank of England. Home-loan rates dropped to 3.3% that is a record low, while gross mortgage lending reached 15.6