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UK Mortgage Approvals Up 11% in Q2 2026, High LTV Lending Peaks

By The Property AI Newsroom, Editorial Team · 9 September 2026 · 1 min read

Editor's note: This brief was summarised by The Property AI Newsroom from a report by PropertyWire. Read the original article for full details.

UK Mortgage Approvals Up 11% in Q2 2026, High LTV Lending Peaks

UK mortgage approvals totalled £77.4 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to PropertyWire. This represents an 11% increase compared to the first three months of the year.

The report also notes that the share of high loan-to-value (LTV) lending reached its highest level since 2008.

These trends may be relevant for UK letting agents and inventory clerks monitoring market activity and lending patterns.

Source: PropertyWire

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