35,700 new mortgages approved for home purchase by BBA-represented banks during the previous month
Down from 36,700 last month.
full data are here:
http://www.bba.org.uk/news/press-releases/december-2014-figures-for-the-high-street-banks
From the report at the link:
"In December, compared with a year previously, house purchase approvals were 24% lower, remortgaging down 20% and equity withdrawal 32% down."
Bear snacks.