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More than half of mortgage loans made between 2005 and 2009 would not have been granted if FSA proposals on responsible lending had already been in place, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
Net retail sales once again exceeded £2bn in June having suffered a fall the previous month, according to the IMA.
AMI has warned gross mortgage lending for 2010 may fall short of its previous £150bn estimation.
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