UK mortgage borrowing increased in February to the highest level since 2016 as the government extended the stamp duty tax holiday until the end of June, data from the Bank of England showed on Monday.
According to BoE, net mortgage borrowing was GBP 6.2 billion, the strongest since March 2016. This was also higher than the expected level of GBP 5 billion.
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