(Bloomberg) -- Demand for mortgages in the U.K. jumped last month to the highest since early 2017, according to data published Monday.
Loans for house purchases rose almost 11% from a year earlier to a seasonally adjusted 43,342, lobby group U.K. Finance said. The report covers seven high street banks representing around 60% of total mortgage lending, data on which are due to be published by the Bank of England on Aug. 30.
Meanwhile, credit card spending was 8.2% higher than in July 2018, while borrowing grew by 3.8% in the year. Spending hit a record 12 billion pounds in the month, while repayments reached a record. U.K. Finance said this shows that consumers are “managing their finances effectively overall.”