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  1. CML responds to BoE credit conditions survey

    CML responds to BoE credit conditions survey

    03 July 2008

    The CML urges policy intervention to prevent the market funding problems exacerbating the housing downturn.

  2. CML responds to Scottish government housing announcement

    26 June 2008

    CML policy consultant, Kennedy Foster, responds to the housing policy announcements by Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.

  3. Gross lending edges down in May

    19 June 2008

    Gross lending reached an estimated £25.5 billion in May, according to the CML.

  4. Resurgence of fixed-rate loans in April

    12 June 2008

    The proportion of borrowers taking out fixed-rate loans increased to 59% in April, according to new data from the CML.

  5. CML introduces new process for conveyancing and valuing newly-built properties

    11 June 2008

    From September 2008, the CML is introducing new standards for professional staff valuing newly-built properties on behalf of lenders. The measures are designed to reinforce confidence in the market.

  6. CML responds to rate hold decision

    05 June 2008

    The CML was unsurprised at the decision to hold rates at 5%.

  7. Housing affordability and supply challenges Northern Ireland borrowers

    05 June 2008

    Incoming CML Northern Ireland chairman, Trevor James, outlined the challenges to the mortgage market in Northern Ireland at the recent annual lunch.

  8. Lenders outline steps to address credit crunch problems

    04 June 2008

    The CML outlines in a letter to the Chancellor a range of steps being taken by lenders to address the problems that some borrowers may face in the wake of the credit crunch.

  9. Richard Brown becomes acting CML chairman

    03 June 2008

    The CML has appointed a new acting chairman: Richard Brown, the managing director of Bank of Ireland Personal Lending. Richard succeeds the previous chairman, Steven Crawshaw of Bradford & Bingley, who stood down on health grounds.

  10. Borrowers in Scotland fare better in credit crunch than UK counterparts

    03 June 2008

    The credit crunch is having less of an impact in Scotland than the rest of the UK according to a new data series from the CML.

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