Commenting on the December 2018 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said:

“December saw the market report its sixth consecutive month of growth, contributing to solid single-digit new business growth in 2018 as a whole.

“The second charge mortgage market is expected to see further single-digit new business growth in 2019 overall.”

Table 1: New second charge mortgage lending

Note to editors:

1. FLA members in the consumer finance sector include banks, credit card providers, store card providers, second-charge mortgage lenders, motor finance providers, personal loan and instalment credit providers.
2. In 2018, FLA members provided £137 billion of new finance to UK businesses and households. £104 billion of this was in the form of consumer credit, representing over a third of total new consumer credit written in the UK in 2018.
3. For media enquiries, please contact the FLA press office on 020 7420 9656.