%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%The number of mortgage approvals granted to home buyers lifted to a new six-year high in January, Bank of England figures show.
Some 76,947 approvals with a total value of £12.4 billion got the go-ahead last month, marking the highest number seen since November 2007.
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