Figures show a 290% rise in mortgage borrowing, but approvals for new home purchases fell for the third month
A rush to get property purchases over the line before last month’s stamp duty rise pushed UK mortgage lending to a four-year high in March, official data shows.
Bank of England figures show that the then-imminent changes to stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland triggered a 290% surge in mortgage borrowing. Separately, Lloyds Banking Group, one of Britain’s biggest home loan providers, reported that 27 March was its busiest day ever for mortgage lending.
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