Industry

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has expressed "serious concern" to the government over whether home information packs (Hips) will be implemented on time and the risks of making over-optimistic assumptions about their market impact.

Specialist lender, The Oakwood Group, has carried out another smash and grab raid on BM Solutions and Halifax Bank of Scotland Specialist Lending poaching eight more staff from the two firms.

The latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show gross mortgage lending has risen 5% in November, the most since July 2004.

Chris Cummings, director general of Aifa and Ami, greeted me in a shirt and jeans on Friday morning - apparently in preparation for the Aifa Christmas party - declaring: "I've actually dressed up today - usually I'm wearing very casual clothes!"

Gross mortgage lending fell by 3% in October to an estimated £27bn but the market still shows resilience, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says it has received an indication from the government that there will be a "dry run" on home information packs ahead of their introduction in 2007.

Confusion over mortgages is rife, research from John Charcol reveals.

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (Ami) has today launched its One Year On campaign, calling for input from brokers on their experiences.

The Financial Services Authority has come up with a cheeky new approach to revealing the mortgage market and launched a consumer website hosted by cartoon characters in their birthday suits.

Concerns expressed by Walter Merricks, chief ombudsman at the Financial Ombudsmand Service (FOS), last week that the existence of the FOS could encourage an "unhealthy propensity" among consumers to demand redress for every perceived loss has sparked...