Jun 09, 2021 / NTS GMT
Martin Leitgeb - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Analyst
Good afternoon, and welcome to our next session. We are -- we're delighted to host Vim Maru, Group Director of the Retail Bank of Lloyds Banking Group, and Israel Santos, Finance Director of the Retail Bank at Lloyds.
Vim and Israel, thank you very much for making time and joining us at our conference today. We appreciate.
Vimlesh Maru - Lloyds Banking Group plc - Head of Retail Banking
Thank you very much, Martin, and thanks for having us.
Questions and Answers:
Martin Leitgeb - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - AnalystAnd let's start with the U.K. mortgage market and the outlook for the mortgage market, if I may. The mortgage market over the recent months has shown an incredible strength, both in terms of pricing having improved and volumes. And Lloyds' first quarter results are marked by strong growth in mortgage lending. And I was just wondering how should we think about the prospect here for the mortgage market,