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 »

First-time buyer mortgage offers rise

10 December 2008
New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show a rise in the number of mortgages offered to first-time buyers in October.... read more »

Home loans up in October

9 December 2008
October saw more house purchase loans approved than September, in terms of both volume and value.... read more »

Mortgage providers agree to delay repossessions

26 November 2008
Mortgage providers have agreed to wait three months before they start repossession proceedings against homeowners who fall into arrears on their mortgages.... read more »

Mortgage figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders

18 December 2008
In yesterday’s issue of its ‘news & views’ newsletter, the Council of Mortgage Lenders provides an informative summary of today’s mortgage market.... 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 »

More govt. help with mortgages

8 January 2009
The Government has announced that it will provide more help to homeowners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments after becoming unemployed.... 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 »

Home loans on the rise in February

21 April 2009
The latest lending figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have shown a slight rise in February, possibly suggesting that the beginnings of a recovery may be taking place.... read more »

Annual mortgage report `explains the inexplicable`

5 May 2009
The 2008 Annual Report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) aims `to explain the seemingly inexplicable, but not to defend the indefensible`, in the words of director general Michael Coogan.... 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 »

Mortgage limits could ease over the summer

27 July 2009
According to The Council of Mortgage Lenders, the `trend of tightening mortgage lending criteria` seems to have eased in May, with home movers borrowing around 67% of the value of a property - unchanged from April.... read more »

Retired homeowners struggle with mortgage debt

28 August 2009
According to the latest figures from pensions and investments provider Scottish Widows, around 1.35 million people in retirement still have an outstanding average mortgage debt of £50,100 - a rise of £8,000 from a year ago - The Telegraph reports.... read more »

CML: Mortgage lending up

28 August 2009
According to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), gross mortgage lending increased by 26% between June and July, The Financial Times reports.... read more »

Number of home loans up 29% in August

16 October 2009
According to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the number of loans taken out for home purchase in August was 5% lower than in July, but 29% higher than it was in the same month last year.... 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 »

Fall in mortgage arrears and repossessions

11 February 2010
According to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), mortgage lenders took a total of 10,200 properties into possession during the final quarter of 2009 - 13% lower than in the third quarter of the year. And as the CML puts it, `this figure reflects the number of possessions taken by first charge lenders on both home-owner and buy-to-let mortgages`.... read more »

`Stamp duty rush` increases home loan numbers

16 February 2010
The number of home loans to first-time buyers reached a two-year high in December 2009, according to a report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).... 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 »

`Modest recovery` for home loans in February

13 April 2010
The number of loans for house purchase increased by 12% in February, compared with the previous month, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have revealed.... read more »