Weak lending highlights tough outlook for UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Hopes for a bounce in Britain's ailing economy were dealt a blow on Monday after data showing a slowdown in mortgage lending alongside a modest pick-up in unsecured lending highlighted the tough conditions faced by hard-pressed consumers.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/19b371df/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Weak+lending+highlights+tough+outlook+for+UK&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F31%2Fuk-britain-lending-idUKTRE79U2S020111031%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Weak+lending+highlights+tough+outlook+for+UK&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F31%2Fuk-britain-lending-idUKTRE79U2S020111031%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/117602976995/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/19b371df/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/117602976995/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/19b371df/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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