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In June, mortgage lending has increased, but the market is still subdued.

Mortgage lending is still at very low levels, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

Figures show that 2010 saw UK mortgage lending fall to the lowest level in nine years.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has asked the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to weaken plans for restrictions on mortgage lending, calling the plans “flawed and impractical.”

Aside from drops in overall lending, there has also been a drop in recent months in new mortgages that are approved but have not yet been lent.

Mortgage lending in the UK has dropped for the third consecutive month with new figures underlining just how subdued the property market is.

Strict lending criteria developed by bank and housing pricing levels have meshed, eliminating new potential buyers from the market.

Peak house prices and competitive lending conditions in 2007 have left many borrowers in negative equity, It is calculated that in June 2011 over 827,000 loans are in negative equity, of which nearly a third are from loand taken out in 2007.

UK mortgage lending remained at low levels in February as the housing market remained "stuck in a rut", lenders have reported.

Many home owners are choosing to sell and rent back because of the ongoing sluggish state of the UK economy and prolonged unemployment.

Figures showing August mortgage activity have been released and show that lending was down 5% from July and down 3% from August 2009 in regards to loans granted to first-time homebuyers.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is not pleased with the City regulator’s plan to place more restrictions on mortgage lending.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has issued a warning that prices in the housing market will fall if the City regulator is able to restrict mortgage lending as planned.

My Home Finance is a pilot scheme testing a new lending option for financially marginalized groups.

According to figures released by the British Banker’s Association (BBA), the total number of home mortgages approved in June had dropped from the month before to 34,813.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has released a report showing a slowdown in mortgage lending in recent months.

A recent Halifax report states that there has been a significant slowdown in the UK housing market and mortgage lending sectors in recent months.

Mortgage advisors have warned of shortfalls in the amount available for lending, due to a lack of funds from mortgage companies.

The CML (Council of Mortgage Lenders) has announced that mortgage lending in May was 2% lower than in April - at approximately £10.3bn - and 58% lower than May 2008.

The amount of mortgage deals on offer to borrowers has suddenly dropped, after rising towards the end of last year. 

For many consumers, obtaining mortgages with higher percentage rates is next to impossible, especially at the lower rates advertised.

Potential buyers in most of the UK are discouraged to purchase a property due to lenders demanding large deposits.

A Halifax poll, which included 4,000 non-homeowners as the respondents, shows that two-thirds of young adults who do not own a home believe they will not be able to get on the property ladder.

According to an economic think tank, UK retailers could be facing many years of poor sales growth

The number of mortgages approved for house buyers by the UK's main banks fell by 10% in 2010.

The month of September saw a continuing weak appetite among consumers when it came to borrowing.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reports that housing prices are continuing to drop, due to a shortage of buyers.

the month of July, first-time home buyers found their share of the mortgage market at the lowest level seen in three years.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have seen a rise in bank fees this year, which is only making it more difficult to stay afloat and recover from the recent economic crisis.

As many consumers have discovered, there have been several recent changes in the mortgage and personal loan industries.

According to a recent survey of lenders, in the next three months overdrafts and personal loans will only be made available to those who are considered “better quality” borrowers.