Gross Mortgage Lending

Another five new or returning mortgage lenders will launch into the intermediary market this year alone excluding the Bank of Ireland, predicted Legal & General Mortgage Club bosses.

The Bank of England will intervene in banks and building societies' mortgage lending if they appear to be stoking a house price bubble, its governor has warned.

Broker protection business will rise significantly in the next two months to catch up to a notable lift in the mortgage market, First Complete has said.