Mortgage lending lifts hopes of recovery

Mortgage lending lifts hopes of recovery - 1995 - Financial Times 21 December 1995, 8 Independent 21 December 1995, 16 .

Latest figures from the Building Societies Association and British Bankers` Association show a large increase in mortgage lending indicating signs of recovery in the housing market. The Land Registry reports that house prices have risen in most areas since mid-summer. Latest Halifax Building Society figures record a 0.3% December increase.


HOUSING MARKET
HM LAND REGISTRY
MORTGAGE LENDING