This was also higher than the £6.9bn lent in Q2.
In its results for the third quarter, Barclays UK reported a mortgage book of £169bn, slightly higher than £167bn in Q2 and up on £162bn last year.
There was an overall rise in loans and advances to customers, up £5.7bn to £213.4bn, which was mostly driven by growth in retail banking mortgages and card lending.
The UK arm of the global bank reported a profit before tax of £1bn, up from £900m year-on-year. For the first nine months of the year, it reported a profit of £2.6bn, relatively flat on £2.5bn the year before.
Its net interest income came to £2bn in Q3, up from £1.7bn a year earlier, while its net interest margin rose from 3.55% to 3.68%.
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The group posted a profit before tax of £2.1bn in Q3, a 7% fall from £2.3bn previously, while for the year to date, it delivered a profit of £7.3bn, up from £6.4bn last year. S Venkatakrishnan, group chief executive of Barclays, said he continued to be pleased with the bank’s financial performance over the last seven quarters.
He added: “Consequently, we have decided to bring forward a portion of our full-year distribution plans, with a £500m share buyback announced today, and we now plan to move to quarterly share buyback announcements.
“Our consistent and strong delivery has laid the foundations for greater performance beyond 2026, and I look forward to sharing updated targets to 2028 alongside our FY25 results.”
