Factcheck Ledger: week of 18 Oct 2026

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• UK mortgage approvals and consumer credit figures for Jul 2026: what the Bank of England reported
  The Bank of England reported that Mortgage approvals for house purchase was 56,053 for Jul 2026, compared with 58,215 for Jun 2026. A year earlier, for Jul 2025, it was 65,905.
• UK mortgage approvals and consumer credit figures for Aug 2026: what the Bank of England reported
  The Bank of England reported that Mortgage approvals for house purchase was 54,918 for Aug 2026, compared with 55,928 for Jul 2026. A year earlier, for Aug 2025, it was 65,364.

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