FCA: Mortgage lending statistics - Q2 2021 - September 2021

The FCA and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) both have responsibility for the regulation of mortgage lenders and administrators. They jointly publish the mortgage lending statistics every quarter. Since the beginning of 2007, around 340 regulated mortgage lenders and administrators have been required to submit a Mortgage Lending and Administration Return (MLAR) each quarter, providing data on their mortgage lending activities. ##Latest findings * The outstanding value of all residential mortgage loans was £1,584.1 billion at the end of 2021 Q2, 4.6% higher than a year earlier. * The value of gross mortgage advances in 2021 Q2 was £89.0 billion, over double the amount seen in 2020 Q2, and the highest level since 2007 Q3. * The value of new mortgage commitments (lending agreed to be advanced in the coming months) was almost 2.5 times greater than a year earlier, at £85.6 billion, but £2.1 billion lower than the recent peak seen in 2020 Q4.