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BBA: Mortgage lending falling

The latest statistics from the British Banking Association (BBA) have revealed that the total amount of money lent for mortgages is falling.

According to the banking body, UK banks lent a total of £9.2 billion in gross mortgage lending in February, a figure which had fallen to £8.9 billion last month.

The association also revealed that the total amount approved for house purchase loans had also fallen recently to £3.3 billion in March from £3.5 billion in February. House purchase loans have fallen by 39.3 per cent over the course of the 12 months until March.

David Dooks, statistics director for the BBA, said: "The banks' figures also show it would be unrealistic to expect the mortgage market to recover in a steady and consistent way in the current economic environment."

Alistair Darling recently introduced several measures aimed at making house purchases cheaper, including an extension of the stamp tax holiday.

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