Mortgage Lending Hits Highest Level Since 2021 - UK Finance

Mortgage lending rises to its highest level since 2021 - Credit Connect

Latest UK Finance data has shown that mortgage lending grew strongly in 2025, rising by over 16 per cent to its highest level since 2021. Overall, 2025 was a year of growth for the mortgage market. The number of mortgages for house purchase grew by 16.3 per cent to reach 720,000 loans, the highest number since the pandemic. Activity in the first quarter was boosted by borrowers looking to beat the changes to stamp duty in April 2025, while the r…

Mortgage figures show a strong 2025 but slow start to 2026

New mortgage figures released by UK Finance and the Bank of England reveal strong growth for lending in 2025, followed by a reduction in January of this year. The Household Finance Review for Q4 2025 from UK Finance shows a 16% increase in mortgage lending – the highest level since 2021. But Bank of England figures reveal net mortgage approvals for house purchases decreased to 60,000 in January, down from 61,000 in December and below an average …

Highest number of mortgages for purchase since 2021: UK Finance

Mortgage lending for residential home purchases grew by 16% in 2025 to 720,000 loans, the highest level since 2021, figures from UK Finance show. The trade body’s Household Finance Review for the final quarter of 2025 found that gross mortgage lending for the year was… The post Highest number of mortgages for purchase since 2021: UK Finance appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette.

Lending at highest level since 2021 last year: UK Finance

Mortgage lending for residential home purchases grew by 16% in 2025 to 720,000 loans, the highest level since 2021, figures from UK Finance show. The

Mortgage lending hits highest level since 2021 - UK Finance

Mortgage lending grew by over 16% in 2025, reaching its highest since 2021, according to UK Finance’s Household Finance Review for Q4 2025.