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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Vicky Shaw

Mortgage approvals to home buyers fall back ahead of stamp duty changes

The number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers fell back in February to its lowest point since last summer, according to Bank of England figures.

Some 65,500 mortgage approvals for house purchases were recorded in February, which was around 600 lower than in January, the Bank’s Money and Credit report said.

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