• 43,180 prev revised down from 43,265

No great surprises with the weaker than forecast reading confirming recent trend due largely to tighter mortgage conditions

The August BOE MPC minutes said lenders expected that any negative impact from the Mortgage Market Review would subside in July, but this data suggest some weakness remains.

GBPUSD unchanged at 1.6573

UK BBA mortgage approvals mm

UK BBA mortgage approvals mm