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Mortgage approvals for house purchase, UK

Mortgages that UK lenders approved for house purchase each month since 1993, a lead indicator of home sales, seasonally adjusted.

Approvals for house purchase

53,443

Sep 2026

Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:49 UTC
Approvals for house purchase
050k100k150kApr 93Nov 98Jun 04Jan 10Aug 15Mar 21Sep 2653k

Source: Bank of England. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

402 periods, newest first

PeriodApprovals for house purchase
Sep 202653,443
Aug 202654,814
Jul 202655,872
Jun 202657,985
May 202656,288
Apr 202665,053
Mar 202663,027
Feb 202662,446
Jan 202660,293
Dec 202561,476
Nov 202564,544
Oct 202564,972
Sep 202566,277
Aug 202565,145
Jul 202565,650
Jun 202564,490
May 202562,524
Apr 202559,762
Mar 202563,531
Feb 202564,745
Jan 202566,396
Dec 202467,011
Nov 202465,856
Oct 202468,035
Sep 202465,745
Aug 202465,254
Jul 202462,698
Jun 202461,092
May 202460,738
Apr 202461,221
Mar 202461,198
Feb 202459,750
Jan 202456,108
Dec 202352,577
Nov 202350,242
Oct 202348,178
Sep 202344,103
Aug 202345,283
Jul 202349,289
Jun 202354,588
May 202350,883
Apr 202348,645
Mar 202350,912
Feb 202342,846
Jan 202339,830
Dec 202241,533
Nov 202246,707
Oct 202257,867
Sep 202264,963
Aug 202272,173
Jul 202262,776
Jun 202262,849
May 202266,352
Apr 202265,762
Mar 202268,661
Feb 202268,180
Jan 202273,968
Dec 202172,820
Nov 202169,465
Oct 202168,393
Sep 202170,608
Aug 202171,035
Jul 202172,519
Jun 202179,254
May 202186,016
Apr 202185,104
Mar 202180,917
Feb 202184,430
Jan 202197,209
Dec 2020103,432
Nov 2020107,790
Oct 2020100,949
Sep 202092,712
Aug 202085,200
Jul 202066,624
Jun 202040,347
May 20209,361
Apr 202015,888
Mar 202056,173
Feb 202071,593
Jan 202069,514
Dec 201967,654
Nov 201966,681
Oct 201966,388
Sep 201966,256
Aug 201966,046
Jul 201967,282
Jun 201966,574
May 201965,470
Apr 201965,825
Mar 201962,151
Feb 201964,154
Jan 201965,138
Dec 201864,427
Nov 201864,988
Oct 201868,319
Sep 201866,017
Aug 201866,745
Jul 201864,810
Jun 201865,955
May 201865,019
Apr 201863,232
Mar 201863,047
Feb 201863,007
Jan 201865,880
Dec 201762,333
Nov 201765,656
Oct 201765,287
Sep 201766,375
Aug 201766,855
Jul 201768,541
Jun 201765,416
May 201765,938
Apr 201767,038
Mar 201768,001
Feb 201768,145
Jan 201768,013
Dec 201668,389
Nov 201668,443
Oct 201667,937
Sep 201664,260
Aug 201661,408
Jul 201662,682
Jun 201665,559
May 201667,782
Apr 201668,746
Mar 201670,700
Feb 201671,862
Jan 201672,443
Dec 201571,297
Nov 201570,485
Oct 201570,131
Sep 201571,205
Aug 201572,203
Jul 201570,791
Jun 201568,155
May 201565,308
Apr 201568,963
Mar 201562,819
Feb 201561,427
Jan 201558,914
Dec 201460,219
Nov 201459,567
Oct 201460,416
Sep 201462,136
Aug 201465,445
Jul 201466,821
Jun 201467,806
May 201462,099
Apr 201465,198
Mar 201468,239
Feb 201469,988
Jan 201473,939
Dec 201371,957
Nov 201370,545
Oct 201368,519
Sep 201367,272
Aug 201362,812
Jul 201360,763
Jun 201358,896
May 201359,065
Apr 201356,083
Mar 201354,553
Feb 201352,458
Jan 201352,150
Dec 201254,608
Nov 201253,062
Oct 201252,331
Sep 201250,326
Aug 201248,124
Jul 201247,292
Jun 201247,835
May 201249,341
Apr 201251,922
Mar 201251,223
Feb 201250,293
Jan 201255,532
Dec 201151,691
Nov 201152,140
Oct 201151,707
Sep 201150,867
Aug 201152,990
Jul 201150,968
Jun 201149,301
May 201147,058
Apr 201146,185
Mar 201148,271
Feb 201147,423
Jan 201142,837
Dec 201041,724
Nov 201046,158
Oct 201046,941
Sep 201046,729
Aug 201047,395
Jul 201048,724
Jun 201049,533
May 201049,987
Apr 201050,244
Mar 201049,139
Feb 201047,773
Jan 201046,513
Dec 200958,035
Nov 200957,252
Oct 200955,961
Sep 200955,643
Aug 200952,576
Jul 200953,439
Jun 200950,484
May 200947,669
Apr 200945,414
Mar 200942,086
Feb 200940,744
Jan 200932,383
Dec 200831,636
Nov 200826,371
Oct 200831,598
Sep 200832,309
Aug 200832,676
Jul 200833,042
Jun 200835,374
May 200840,561
Apr 200857,143
Mar 200860,341
Feb 200871,088
Jan 200871,304
Dec 200774,424
Nov 200779,275
Oct 200786,379
Sep 200799,264
Aug 2007107,733
Jul 2007112,873
Jun 2007114,262
May 2007114,360
Apr 2007109,206
Mar 2007114,356
Feb 2007119,073
Jan 2007118,666
Dec 2006121,249
Nov 2006125,938
Oct 2006126,256
Sep 2006123,323
Aug 2006118,481
Jul 2006117,643
Jun 2006118,504
May 2006115,474
Apr 2006110,632
Mar 2006117,341
Feb 2006114,066
Jan 2006119,849
Dec 2005123,225
Nov 2005112,022
Oct 2005109,554
Sep 2005103,944
Aug 2005102,879
Jul 200598,698
Jun 200594,446
May 200594,680
Apr 200598,440
Mar 200591,603
Feb 200586,277
Jan 200581,625
Dec 200483,426
Nov 200473,621
Oct 200486,361
Sep 200486,372
Aug 200492,925
Jul 200499,413
Jun 2004111,162
May 2004121,359
Apr 2004119,988
Mar 2004123,004
Feb 2004127,552
Jan 2004127,029
Dec 2003132,816
Nov 2003131,726
Oct 2003128,786
Sep 2003129,032
Aug 2003122,925
Jul 2003114,427
Jun 2003106,055
May 200399,756
Apr 2003101,146
Mar 200396,581
Feb 200399,846
Jan 2003107,925
Dec 2002112,549
Nov 2002120,185
Oct 2002119,855
Sep 2002116,424
Aug 2002111,311
Jul 2002115,437
Jun 2002117,550
May 2002119,237
Apr 2002120,245
Mar 2002123,893
Feb 2002124,801
Jan 2002120,430
Dec 2001108,921
Nov 2001100,862
Oct 200199,403
Sep 2001103,774
Aug 2001111,300
Jul 2001113,412
Jun 2001109,642
May 2001107,515
Apr 2001103,017
Mar 2001102,160
Feb 200197,826
Jan 200198,600
Dec 2000103,403
Nov 200095,015
Oct 200092,215
Sep 200094,009
Aug 200088,397
Jul 200089,684
Jun 200092,596
May 200094,196
Apr 200097,509
Mar 200096,749
Feb 200095,888
Jan 200082,370
Dec 199991,532
Nov 199993,645
Oct 1999101,121
Sep 199998,454
Aug 199997,823
Jul 199998,311
Jun 199996,214
May 199997,035
Apr 199998,149
Mar 199992,555
Feb 199989,714
Jan 199980,884
Dec 199882,789
Nov 199882,772
Oct 199884,769
Sep 199883,607
Aug 199887,109
Jul 199888,560
Jun 199889,016
May 199887,951
Apr 199884,135
Mar 199888,078
Feb 199891,843
Jan 199884,316
Dec 199786,163
Nov 199787,632
Oct 199782,699
Sep 199787,250
Aug 1997105,165
Jul 1997104,758
Jun 1997104,831
May 1997103,407
Apr 1997102,011
Mar 199798,451
Feb 199795,399
Jan 1997106,084
Dec 1996101,423
Nov 1996101,755
Oct 1996100,082
Sep 199696,429
Aug 199692,296
Jul 199689,299
Jun 199689,815
May 199685,385
Apr 199679,710
Mar 199684,689
Feb 199679,500
Jan 199683,648
Dec 199585,673
Nov 199579,570
Oct 199579,434
Sep 199573,517
Aug 199576,282
Jul 199573,122
Jun 199569,051
May 199570,631
Apr 199575,081
Mar 199574,849
Feb 199580,667
Jan 199578,870
Dec 199487,209
Nov 199481,962
Oct 199480,375
Sep 199481,635
Aug 199478,155
Jul 199482,117
Jun 199483,795
May 199487,719
Apr 199487,040
Mar 199488,604
Feb 199490,634
Jan 199487,575
Dec 199382,297
Nov 199381,468
Oct 199380,145
Sep 199381,145
Aug 199382,641
Jul 199383,463
Jun 199385,048
May 199387,739
Apr 199386,408

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Verification

Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:49 UTC Run at 29 October 2026, 11:49 UTC; 402 of 402 figures matched the live source.

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PassLive source matches every figure402 of 402 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (0 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassBankstats table A5.4 agrees24 of 24 months in the table match (https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/statistics/bankstats-latest-tables.zip (Latest Tables/TabA5.4.xls, sheet 'SA number')), 2024-10 to 2026-09
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Notes

  • Approvals to individuals by monetary financial institutions and other lenders, counted when a lender commits to lend; not every approval becomes a loan.