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\name{boe_mortgage_approvals}
\alias{boe_mortgage_approvals}
\title{Download mortgage approvals for house purchase}
\source{
\url{https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/}
}
\usage{
boe_mortgage_approvals(
  from = "1993-04-01",
  to = Sys.Date(),
  seasonally_adjusted = TRUE,
  cache = TRUE
)
}
\arguments{
\item{from}{Date or character (YYYY-MM-DD). Start date. Defaults to
\code{"1993-04-01"}.}

\item{to}{Date or character (YYYY-MM-DD). End date. Defaults to today.}

\item{seasonally_adjusted}{Logical. Return seasonally adjusted series
(default \code{TRUE}) or non-seasonally adjusted (\code{FALSE}).}

\item{cache}{Logical. Use cached data if available (default \code{TRUE}).}
}
\value{
A data frame with columns:
\describe{
\item{date}{Date. End of month.}
\item{approvals}{Numeric. Number of mortgage approvals.}
}
}
\description{
Downloads the monthly count of mortgage approvals for house purchase,
a widely watched leading indicator of housing market activity.
Available from April 1993.
}
\examples{
\donttest{
op <- options(boe.cache_dir = tempdir())
boe_mortgage_approvals(from = "2015-01-01")
options(op)
}

}
\seealso{
Other credit and housing: 
\code{\link{boe_consumer_credit}()},
\code{\link{boe_mortgage_rates}()}
}
\concept{credit and housing}
