Industry

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revised up its forecasts for housing market activity for 2006 and 2007, saying it now expects house prices to end this year 7% higher than at the start up from 2% in February.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published the final version of its guidance on reviewable rate protection insurance following an initial consultation paper in May 2005.

A drop in the number of houses on the market and a rise in the use of offset and lifetime mortgages are some of the developments speakers on IFAonline TV expect to see in the near future.

A mortgage should be regarded as a financial planning tool to help people at different stages of their lives, according to industry figures speaking on IFAonline TV.

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GMAC-RFC has fully integrated its point of sale (POS) system with Trigold's Electronic Trading Centre.

Recent data on the buy-to-let market suggests a strong year for residential property investment, claims Paragon Mortgages.

Trigold has teamed up with Focus Business Solutions to produce a new mortgage application service called ‘Z-apps'.

Gross mortgage lending totalled £21.8bn in February, 5% lower than January's £23bn but 22% higher than the £17.9bn lent in February 2005, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a web page for members providing information on equity release products and a "good practice" factsheet.