fell 8 percent to 30.7 billion pounds ($62 billion) last month, from 33.5 billion pounds in October, according to the Council for Mortgage Lenders, which represents the country's -loan providers ...Bloomberg - Gross lending for home purchases in the U.K. For months now, you have been looking at houses and home brochures and you have finally found it - the house that's just right. So now, you're feeling anxious to buy your new home, move in, and get settled. But this is not where your search ends. You still have one more important task to do and that is getting a home mortgage.