Loans to first time buyers increased drastically last month as the window for taking advantage of the concession on tax duty for properties in the £125,000 to £175,000 bracket came to an end.
There were 24,900 loans to first-time buyers in Dec 2009 - the highest level since November 2008 and 26% up on the preceding month.
Source: Council of Mortgage Lenders
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