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April gross mortgage lending

21 May 09

April gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending declined to an estimated £10.4 billion in April, down 9% from £11.4 billion in March and 60% from £26.1 billion in April 2008, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. 

There is a slight fall for seasonal reasons as Easter fell in April this year (Easter was in March in 2008). Taken together, lending for March and April is down 57% on a year earlier. 

CML director general Michael Coogan said: 

“It’s still too early to spot a clear pattern of recovery in the housing market as some commentators have suggested.  

“Activity remains weak, and we have said we will see volatility in monthly lending figures as we bounce along at the bottom of the market.  Our forecast for gross lending of £145 billion in 2009 remains unchanged.”

Notes to editors

1. The Council of Mortgage Lenders' members are banks, building societies and other lenders who together undertake around 98% of all residential mortgage lending in the UK. There are 11.1 million mortgages in the UK, with loans worth over £1.1 trillion.

2. The May gross lending estimate will be published on Thursday 18 June 2009.

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