9 April 2024
Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer & Mortgage Finance and Inclusion at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said:
“The second charge mortgage market has made a positive start to 2024 as new business volumes increased by 10% in the first two months of this year compared with the same period in 2023. In the twelve months to February 2024, new business volumes were 8% lower than in the same period in 2023.
“The distribution by purpose of loan in February 2024 showed that 60% of new agreements were for the consolidation of existing loans, 13% for home improvements, and a further 23% for both loan consolidation and home improvements.
“As always, customers who are concerned about meeting payments should speak to their lender as soon as possible to find a solution.”
Table 1: New second charge mortgage lending
|
Feb 2024 |
% change on prev. year |
3 months to Feb 2024 |
% change on prev. year |
12 months to Feb 2024 |
% change on prev. year |
Value of new business (£m) |
130 |
22 |
339 |
10 |
1,415 |
-9 |
Number of new agreements (No.) |
2,819 |
17 |
7,331 |
8 |
30,935 |
-8 |
Note to editors:
- 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.
- In 2023, FLA members provided £151 billion of new finance to UK businesses and households. £113 billion of this was in the form of consumer credit, representing almost a third of total new consumer credit written in the UK in 2022.
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