Second charge mortgage new business volumes grew by 17% in 2025
Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer & Mortgage Finance and Inclusion at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said:
“The second charge mortgage market ended 2025 on a strong note with new business volumes up 35% in December compared with the same month in 2024. In 2025 as a whole, new business by both value and volume reached its highest level since 2008.
“The analysis of loan purpose suggests a stable picture with the proportion of new business volumes which were solely for the consolidation of existing loans last year at 58.3%. A further 23.0% were for home improvements and loan consolidation, and 12.0% solely for home improvements.”
Source: FLA
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Second charge mortgage new business volumes fell by 2% in April 2025
Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer & Mortgage Finance and Inclusion at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said:
Consumer finance new business grew by 1% in April 2025
New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in April 2025 by 1% compared with the same month in 2024. In the first four months of 2025, new business in this market was 4% higher than in the same period in 2024.
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