Record mortgage lending figures
April 24, 2007 by admin
Filed under News, News-Mortgages
New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show that we borrowed a record amount of money in March 2007.
In total, £31.3 billion was leant to people who took out a mortgage on a house, representing an all-time record for lending figures in March.
It is the most amount of money that has ever been borrowed during the month of March and shows that the housing market is still very strong.
The figure for March represents a 22 per cent increase on the amount borrowed in February and a 10 per cent rise on the £28.3 billion which was leant in March 2006.
“This is the highest-ever March lending figure,” said Michael Coogan, director general of the CML.
“It is clear that many borrowers are taking sensible steps to shelter against higher mortgage costs.”
Despite the increasing figures, the CML says that the high levels of mortgage lending may not continue for much longer.
“There is still a question mark over just how strong mortgage lending will be over the coming months as the prospect of higher interest rates takes its toll on demand,” added Mr Coogan.
“But, we continue to expect mortgage lending to reach a record £360 billion this year.”
