Mortgage approvals drop by 90% in May

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Figure has plummeted from pre-covid levels

Mortgage approvals for house purchases dropped by 90% in May compared to pre-covid levels.

According to the Bank of England approval levels have plummeted to 9,300 - almost 90% less than the February level and around a third of their trough during the financial crisis in 2008.

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