Information on loans for Residential home purchases 2018 - 2021 - February 2022


Reference Case Number: FOI8995

Freedom of Information: Right to know request:

Please could you provide me with information for each postcode area in the UK:

  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for first time buyers
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for first time buyers that are at 70% to 75% LTV
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for first time buyers that are at 75% to 80% LTV
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for first time buyers that are at 80% to 85% LTV
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for first time buyers that are at 85% to 90% LTV
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for all buyers that are at 90% to 95% LTV
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for all buyers that are at 95% LTV or higher
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for first time buyers that are at 4 times income or above
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for all buyers that are at 4 times income or above
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for first time buyers that are for terms of 30 years or more
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for all buyers that are for terms of 30 years or more
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for first time buyers that are for terms of 35 years or more
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for all buyers that are for terms of 35 years or more
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for first time buyers that are at 4 times income or above, at 90% or higher LTV, and for a term of 30 years or more.
  • Total number of loans for residential house purchases for all buyers that are at 4 times income or above, at 90% or higher LTV, and for a term of 30 years or more.

Please could you provide the information as of the end of Q4 in each calendar year from 2018 to 2021.

FCA response:

We can confirm that we hold the requested information, which is set out in Annex A below. When considering this information, please note the following:

  • data only includes sales of mortgages to first-time buyers, home movers, and tenants of councils/registered social landlords exercising their right to buy;
  • sales to internal/external remortgagers have been excluded from the data;
  • sales of further advances, second charge mortgages and lifetime mortgages have been excluded from the data.

Supporting document

FOI8995 Annex A