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Mortgage approvals lowest in two years

Mortgage approvals fell to their lowest level in two years in November.

Rising borrowing costs and the aftermath of the government’s mini-Budget appeared to put off prospective homeowners, according to borrowing data from the Bank of England.

The larger-than-expected fall in the number of new mortgages to 46,100 in November, down from 57,900 the previous month, was below economists’ estimates of about 55,000.

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