According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) mortgage lending figures for 2007 were the highest ever, coming in at £ 362 bn (EUR 487 bn), up 5% from the 2006 figures of £ 345 bn (EUR 465 bn) and above CML's October 2007 forecast of £ 360 bn (EUR 485 bn).
Swiss real estate group Investis has boosted its real estate holdings with the CHF 139 mln (€149 mln) purchase of prime residential properties in Vaud canton.
