{"id":113903,"date":"2020-01-27T21:34:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T14:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-banks-approve-highest-number-of-mortgages-since-2015\/"},"modified":"2020-01-27T22:13:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T15:13:05","slug":"uk-banks-approve-highest-number-of-mortgages-since-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-banks-approve-highest-number-of-mortgages-since-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"UK banks approve highest number of mortgages since 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nBank of England could be more likely to leave interest rates on hold amid property upturnThe number of mortgages approved by Britain\u2019s high street banks jumped to the highest level for almost five years in December, in the latest sign of a revival in the housing market.Mortgage approvals for house purchases increased to 46,815 in December compared with 44,058 a month earlier, according to UK Finance \u2013 hitting the highest level since April 2015. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2020\/jan\/27\/uk-banks-mortgages-interest-rates\" target=\"_blank\">UK banks approve highest number of mortgages since 2015<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Bank of England could be more likely to leave interest rates on hold amid 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