Lenders may struggle to pass on rate cut, CML says

5 December 2008
Despite this month`s cut in the base rate of interest, mortgage lenders may struggle to lower the rate they charge consumers, an industry body has said.... read more »

More government support needed on mortgage lending, says CML

5 January 2009
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has said that more government support is needed to improve the level of mortgage lending in the UK.... read more »

FTBs `to benefit from lower mortgages`

8 January 2009
As property prices continue to decline and interest rates drop, first-time buyers (FTBs) who have saved for a deposit will benefit from lower home loan repayments, it has been suggested.... read more »

Home loan interest payments consuming less income

16 January 2009
Interest payments to home loans are taking up a lower proportion of borrowers’ incomes, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).... read more »

CML: Little room for mortgage rates to come down

13 March 2009
Despite the latest reduction in the UK`s base rate of interest, consumers are unlikely to see mortgage rates fall further.... read more »

`More optimistic` figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders

1 June 2009
New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) indicate that the housing market might not be quite as bleak as expected, in terms of repossessions.... read more »

September mortgage figures show `stabilisation` in housing market

23 October 2009
The latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show that gross mortgage lending increased in September, the BBC reports.... read more »

More mortgage debt taken on in February

19 March 2010
Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have shown that the amount of mortgage debt taken on increased during February after `diving` by a third during January, the Telegraph reports.... read more »

Mortgages up 25% in March

17 May 2010
The number of mortgages advanced for house purchase increased by 25% in March this year, compared with the previous month, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).... read more »

CML calls for mortgage support to continue

20 May 2010
The unexpectedly low numbers of mortgage arrears and repossessions might not stay so low if the Government doesn`t extend the support it`s been giving to homeowners, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has said.... read more »

Mortgages: what lies ahead?

7 June 2010
What lies ahead for the mortgage market? According to Halifax, house prices fell by 0.4% last month - although Nationwide says they rose by 0.5%.... read more »

Mortgage interest `taking up lowest-ever proportion of incomes`

12 July 2010
Mortgage holders who moved home in May saw average interest payments account for the lowest proportion of their income in 35 years, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).... read more »

Home loan lending reaches six-month high in June

26 July 2010
According to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), home loan lending reached a six-month high in June, `as the market enjoyed its traditional season boost`, the Telegraph reports.... read more »

Mortgage market could remain quiet into autumn

2 August 2010
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says that the mortgage market is likely to stay quiet into autumn this year, after gross lending figures from the Bank of England fell slightly short of expectations. ... read more »

Mortgage interest in Scotland reaches new low

26 August 2010
In the second quarter of the year, people moving home in Scotland had to use just 9.3% of their income to cover their mortgage interest.... read more »