http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8321958.stm
The number of new mortgages approved by the main UK banks for house purchase is still rising, according to the British Bankers' Association (BBA).
Banks, which currently account for most new mortgages, approved 42,100 home loans for house buyers in September, up from 40,100 in August.
Bank mortgage approvals are now 77% higher than a year ago.
The BBA said approvals had now been "rising steadily" for the past eight months.
It added that the number of new loans for house purchase was back to the level last seen at the end of 2007.
If the man in the street can afford housing at today's prices, there can't be much wrong with the UK economy.
