Mortgage Approvals
Latest month: Mar 2026
House purchase
63,531
(+823)
Remortgaging
51,317
(+10,095)
Other secured
15,077
(-35)
Total approvals
129,924
(+10,882)
Other secured - This refers to anything not a purchase or remortgage. These could be further advances from the same lender, a 2nd charge loan, debt consolidation, internal refinancing with the same lender or something else.
Approvals over time
Mortgage Approvals over the last 24 months
Remortgaging over the last 24 months
| Year | House purchase | Remortgaging | Other secured | Total approvals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 186,593 | 131,106 | 44,263 | 361,960 |
| 2025 | 769,354 | 440,810 | 148,786 | 1,358,949 |
| 2024 | 754,412 | 365,766 | 114,239 | 1,234,420 |
| 2023 | 577,294 | 355,892 | 90,553 | 1,023,739 |
| 2022 | 751,701 | 537,679 | 160,442 | 1,449,822 |
| 2021 | 937,690 | 460,073 | 167,194 | 1,564,954 |
| 2020 | 819,264 | 452,513 | 136,100 | 1,407,876 |
| 2019 | 789,516 | 587,765 | 173,195 | 1,550,476 |
| 2018 | 781,423 | 583,005 | 169,658 | 1,534,090 |
| 2017 | 797,616 | 561,246 | 167,878 | 1,526,738 |
| 2016 | 810,204 | 524,723 | 158,009 | 1,492,935 |
| 2015 | 811,748 | 455,280 | 135,133 | 1,402,162 |