mpc: 18 Activity in the housing market had continued to decline, with mortgage approvals for house
purchase reaching their lowest since 1995. Forward-looking indicators of activity had also fallen,
including the balances for site visitors (seasonally adjusted) recorded in the Home Builders Federation
survey and new buyer enquiries in the preview of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors survey.
House prices had been broadly flat in January.
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