Banks approved the lowest number of new home mortgages
for nine months in June. Banks gave the greenlight to 40,200 house purchases in
June, down from 40,287 in May. That is the lowest level for new home mortgage
approvals since September - when approvals slumped to 38,893. Gross mortgage
borrowing was for June was relatively in line with the previous month at £13
billion, versus £13.2 billion in May, but marked a 6% jump from levels tracked
for June 2016. Analysts are now expecting a further slowdown in the housing
market, which has already shown signs of cooling. Read more on the Belfast Telegraph website.
Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes
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Steve Reed previously said he was in favour of requiring one hollow brick
for cavity-nesting creatures in every new-build
The government is refusing to s...
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