UK lenders approved 45,166 mortgages for house purchases in April, Bank of England figures show. The total compares with 47,145 homebuyer loans sanctioned in March, and a previous six-month average of 46,179. In addition, remortgaging approvals declined to 28,091, as fears over interest rate rises subsided (March: 31,201; previous six-month average 32,534). According to the [...]























