The FCA and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) both have responsibility for the regulation of mortgage lenders and administrators. They jointly publish the mortgage lending statistics every quarter.
Since the beginning of 2007, around 340 regulated mortgage lenders and administrators have been required to submit a Mortgage Lending and Administration Return (MLAR) each quarter, providing data on their mortgage lending activities.
Latest findings
The outstanding value of all residential mortgage loans increased by 0.8% from the previous quarter to £1,734.4 billion, the highest stock of outstanding mortgage loans since reporting began in 2007, and was 3.0% higher than a year earlier.
The value of gross mortgage advances decreased by 1.3% from the previous quarter to £79.4 billion, but remained 15.4% higher than a year earlier.
The value of new mortgage commitments decreased by 11.9% from the previous quarter to £69.9 billion, the largest decrease since 2023 Q3, but remained 0.8% higher than a year earlier.
