Bank of England · 17 October 2026
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.
Every figure in this release
| Measure | Latest | Period before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage approvals for house purchase | 54,918 Aug 2026 |
55,928 Jul 2026 | -1,010 |
| UK consumer credit growth | 9.6% Aug 2026 |
9.3% Jul 2026 | +0.3 percentage points |
| Average quoted 2-year fixed mortgage rate | 5.13% Sep 2026 |
4.92% Aug 2026 | +0.21 percentage points |
UK consumer credit growth was 9.6% for Aug 2026, compared with 9.3% for Jul 2026. A year earlier, for Aug 2025, it was 7.2%.
Average quoted 2-year fixed mortgage rate was 5.13% for Sep 2026, compared with 4.92% for Aug 2026. A year earlier, for Sep 2025, it was 4.19%.
Revisions
Bank of England revised Mortgage approvals for house purchase for Jul 2026 from 56,053 to 55,928.
Receipts
The publisher's data files these figures were read from, archived when this page was made, each with its SHA-256 fingerprint.
- Bank of England: Mortgage approvals for house purchase
- Bank of England: UK consumer credit growth
- Bank of England: Average quoted 2-year fixed mortgage rate
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