October mortgage lending up 7% in October

Mortgage lending in October 2008 was 7% higher than “an admitedly weak” £17.5 billion lent in September, according to a CML report.

“While lending in October ticked up from a low figure in the preceding month, the outlook is one of continuing weakness for housing and mortgage markets in the coming months, despite the Bank rate cuts in October and November.

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