New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the second charge mortgage market reports volumes up by 24% in April.
Commenting on the April 2019 new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Head of Consumer and Mortgage Finance at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said “In April, the second charge mortgage market reported its eighth consecutive month of double-digit new business growth.”
“This is a great performance for what is an increasingly popular product.”
Table 1: New second charge mortgage lending
|
Apr 2019 |
% change on prev. year |
3 months to Apr 2019 |
% change on prev. year |
12 months to Apr 2019 |
% change on prev. year |
|
| Value of new business (£m) |
102 |
+23 |
309 |
+23 |
1,135 |
+11 |
| Number of new agreements (No.) |
2,206 |
+24 |
6,761 |
+26 |
25,243 |
+14 |