The rise in mortgage approvals in March was stronger than consensus expectations, reflecting the reversal of the spike in mortgage rates since the autumn. However, we don’t think that mortgage rates can fall any further until the Bank of England cuts interest rates, which isn’t yet on the horizon. As a result, we doubt that mortgage approvals can rise much further from their current, still weak level.
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