| Date | Quarterly changes of building societies' sterling net consumer credit lending to individuals (in sterling millions) not seasonally adjusted [a] [b] [c] LPQALPY |
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[a] From December 1995 to August 1997, subsidiaries set up to take deposits in the Channel Islands & Isle of Man were classified as "building societies"; their balance sheets were consolidated with those of their parents and included in these data. From Sept 1997 the Channel Islands & Isle of Man were reclassified as non-residents, the balance sheets of these subsidiaries have been deconsolidated from those of their parents and are excluded from these data. See explanatory notes for further details.
[b] May include the effects of acquisitions/ disposals of credit card portfolios; for effects see code VUJG.
[c] This series has been discontinued as at Q4 2007 following the transition of building societies' statistical reporting from the FSA to the Bank of England on 1 January 2008. Please see the new building societies' balance sheet in Monetary & Financial Statistics table B1.3.1 for further detail.
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