2008 saw 30 percent drop in mortgages

Over the past twelve months mortgage lending has fallen by around 30 percent according to officials from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This drop in mortgage lending has apparently resulted in lending falling to its lowest levels since 2002. Total mortgage lending last year fell to £256.4 billion, whereas the previous year mortgage lending levels came to £363.7 billion. Read more

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