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245 _aSurge in mortgage lending stokes boom
260 _c2001
490 _aTimes
_v22 May 2001, 20, 24(2)
520 _aFigures from the British Bankers Association show mortgage lending rose by £2.6bn in April to a new high, whilst the Council of Mortgage lenders reported a 27% increase in loans on April 2000. Data from the Halifax also showed that April saw the largest price increases since Autumn 2000, with annual house price inflation running at 5.7%, fuelling concerns about a sudden correction. Expects predict, however, a slowdown rather than an 1980s style slump.
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650 _aHALIFAX
650 _aHOUSE PRICES
650 _aHOUSING FINANCE
650 _aHOUSING MARKET
650 _aLENDING
650 _aMORTGAGE LENDING
650 _aMORTGAGES
690 _aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET
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