Mortgages: Number of people securing a home shot up weeks before BoE hiked rates

Mortgage approvals continued to show signs of improvement in May, rising to 55,500 for the month as a whole up across the UK – up from 49,000 for the month of April, new data shows.  The data provided by the Bank of England (Boe) is a fresh kick in the teeth for prospective buyers, who [...]