Mortgages

Gross mortgage lending was £16.9bn in December - 20% higher than in December 2004 and the highest December total on record, according to the latest British Bankers' Association figures.

Mortgage regulation has prompted little dramatic change in consumers' perception of the mortgage market, but negative feelings remain about advisers' behaviour, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a scathing attack on the introduction of home information packs, arguing they will be difficult to police and could be an obstacle to professional impartial advice.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has appointed Jon Pain as its chairman and John Maltby as its deputy chairman.

Fiscal policy has left home-owners more than £10bn a year worse off than they were in 1994, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted eight to one to maintain interest rates at their current level of 4.5% when it last met at the beginning of this month.

Interest in Commercial mortgages is on the rise new research reveals.

More and more people are using rental income from buy-to-let properties to fund a flexible lifestyle, according to research from Standard Life Bank.

Gross mortgage lending fell by 6% in December to £26.3bn but this was 25% stronger than the £21bn achieved in December 2004 and is the strongest figure for December on record, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

The current rules on who qualifies for shared equity schemes and what mortgage lenders can offer need to be changed if the initiative is to have real market impact, the government has been warned.