A total of 38,000 loans for house purchase were approved in August, up 81 per
cent compared with a year ago, according to the British Bankers’ Association.

The sharp rise comes on the back of significantly low levels of lending last
year during the banking crisis.

Both approvals for house purchases and remortgages in August dipped slighted
compared with the previous month.

The number of remortgages approved …

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