Monthly house purchase mortgage approvals in the UK 2010-2024

The number of monthly mortgage approvals for home purchase in the United Kingdom (UK) peaked at nearly 108,000 approvals in November 2020, after falling to record low levels at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter of the year. The spike was due to the easing of the first lockdown and a rise in the demand for housing. In 2022, the housing market started to cool, resulting in a falling number of mortgage approvals. In August 2024, there were 65,647 mortgage approvals. Remortgaging approvals followed a similar trend.

Number of approvals for house purchase mortgage in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2010 to September 2024

Characteristic	Numbers of approvals for house purchase
Sep 2024	65,647
Aug 2024	64,958
Jul 2024	62,584
Jun 2024	60,744
May 2024	60,742
Apr 2024	61,345
Mar 2024	61,454
Feb 2024	60,457
Jan 2024	55,923
Dec 2023	52,085
Nov 2023	50,135
Oct 2023	48,526
Sep 2023	43,958
Aug 2023	45,195
Jul 2023	49,355
Jun 2023	54,290
May 2023	50,800
Apr 2023	48,719
Mar 2023	51,102
Feb 2023	43,214
Jan 2023	39,754
Dec 2022	41,282
Nov 2022	46,527
Oct 2022	58,231
Sep 2022	64,885
Aug 2022	71,986
Jul 2022	62,794
Jun 2022	62,725
May 2022	66,277
Apr 2022	65,641
Mar 2022	68,895
Feb 2022	68,579
Jan 2022	73,921
Dec 2021	72,540
Nov 2021	69,264
Oct 2021	68,583
Sep 2021	70,650
Aug 2021	70,993
Jul 2021	72,600
Jun 2021	78,973
May 2021	86,082
Apr 2021	85,056
Mar 2021	80,986
Feb 2021	84,711
Jan 2021	96,976
Dec 2020	103,244
Nov 2020	107,806
Oct 2020	101,137
Sep 2020	92,588
Aug 2020	85,263
Jul 2020	66,684
Jun 2020	40,242
May 2020	9,352
Apr 2020	15,906
Mar 2020	56,268
Feb 2020	71,717
Jan 2020	69,418
Dec 2019	67,503
Nov 2019	66,562
Oct 2019	66,499
Sep 2019	66,280
Aug 2019	66,059
Jul 2019	67,294
Jun 2019	66,581
May 2019	65,449
Apr 2019	65,725
Mar 2019	62,196
Feb 2019	64,196
Jan 2019	65,143
Dec 2018	64,390
Nov 2018	64,974
Oct 2018	68,245
Sep 2018	66,092
Aug 2018	66,743
Jul 2018	64,883
Jun 2018	65,827
May 2018	65,031
Apr 2018	63,312
Mar 2018	63,070
Feb 2018	63,020
Jan 2018	65,783
Dec 2017	62,229
Nov 2017	65,760
Oct 2017	65,242
Sep 2017	66,300
Aug 2017	66,943
Jul 2017	68,691
Jun 2017	65,398
May 2017	65,778
Apr 2017	67,078
Mar 2017	68,056
Feb 2017	68,156
Jan 2017	68,016
Dec 2016	68,366
Nov 2016	68,383
Oct 2016	67,958
Sep 2016	64,295
Aug 2016	61,376
Jul 2016	62,694
Jun 2016	65,673
May 2016	67,626
Apr 2016	68,688
Mar 2016	70,743
Feb 2016	71,873
Jan 2016	72,435
Dec 2015	71,349
Nov 2015	70,533
Oct 2015	70,112
Sep 2015	71,184
Aug 2015	72,306
Jul 2015	70,826
Jun 2015	68,089
May 2015	65,103
Apr 2015	69,051
Mar 2015	62,845
Feb 2015	61,477
Jan 2015	58,986
Dec 2014	60,151
Nov 2014	59,644
Oct 2014	60,391
Sep 2014	62,100
Aug 2014	65,411
Jul 2014	66,914
Jun 2014	67,835
May 2014	61,960
Apr 2014	65,119
Mar 2014	68,340
Feb 2014	70,079
Jan 2014	74,008
Dec 2013	71,944
Nov 2013	70,461
Oct 2013	68,576
Sep 2013	67,310
Aug 2013	62,821
Jul 2013	60,726
Jun 2013	58,935
May 2013	58,935
Apr 2013	56,070
Mar 2013	54,482
Feb 2013	52,547
Jan 2013	52,255
Dec 2012	54,652
Nov 2012	53,081
Oct 2012	52,280
Sep 2012	50,367
Aug 2012	48,098
Jul 2012	47,265
Jun 2012	47,815
May 2012	49,265
Apr 2012	51,926
Mar 2012	51,270
Feb 2012	50,376
Jan 2012	55,572
Dec 2011	51,700
Nov 2011	52,120
Oct 2011	51,755
Sep 2011	50,843
Aug 2011	52,918
Jul 2011	50,915
Jun 2011	49,363
May 2011	47,017
Apr 2011	46,082
Mar 2011	48,359
Feb 2011	47,490
Jan 2011	42,902
Dec 2010	41,718
Nov 2010	46,134
Oct 2010	46,905
Sep 2010	46,796
Aug 2010	47,369
Jul 2010	48,706
Jun 2010	49,489
May 2010	50,011
Apr 2010	50,188
Mar 2010	49,153
Feb 2010	47,810
Jan 2010	46,496