February lending highest since 2008

18th March 2016

New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that lending to homebuyers reached £17.6bn in February, a 5% decline on January's £18.5bn but an increase of 29% on the £13.6bn recorded a year ago. The CML figures show the highest lending total for a February since 2008 when gross lending reached £24.1bn.

The Times (18/03/2016)