Protection and the booming property market

The housing and mortgage markets are booming – but protection sales are lagging behind. Our panel of experts tried to find out why. Georgina Kenyon reports Johanna Gornitzki: To kick off today’s debate I thought we could start by focusing on the mortgage market. Are mortgage sales falling? David Hollingworth: Mortgage sales are booming and purchasing power and remortgage sales remain strong. While the first half of 2005 was a difficult period consumers are confident and sales are again booming this year. Andy Pratt: London’s housing market is very strong this year and t...