IMLA News


Mortgage technology provider Mast becomes latest IMLA associate member
27 September 2022

Mast, a technology provide to mortgage lenders, has become the latest associate member of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association

Average intermediary caseload volumes remain stable in the second quarter of 2022—IMLA report reveals
10 August 2022

Intermediary workload volumes were sustained at Q1 levels, according to the latest findings from IMLA’s Mortgage Market Tracker.

Netcall becomes latest Associate Member to join IMLA
20 July 2022

Financial automation and customer engagement specialist Netcall has today become the latest associate member to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), bringing the total membership to 51 full members and 16 associates.

MPowered Mortgages becomes latest lender to join IMLA
31 May 2022

The addition of MPowered Mortgages brings IMLA’s total number of full and associate members to 65, spanning banks, building societies, non-bank lenders and mortgage service providers.

Average intermediary caseload volumes fall in the first quarter of 2022 from record peak in Q4 2021, but confidence remains high—IMLA report reveals
25 May 2022

Intermediary confidence in the outlook for their own firms remained strong, with 62% feeling ‘very confident’ and 98% feeling ‘very confident’ or ‘fairly confident’.

Three building societies join as new IMLA members
19 April 2022

Cumberland Building Society, Saffron Building Society and Melton Building Society become IMLA’s latest members, making the combined total of 64 full and associate members

IMLA reaches milestone of 60 members as Gallagher Re joins as latest Associate Member
28 February 2022

Gallagher Re, a full service global reinsurance broking and advisory firm across the risk and capital spectrum, has become the milestone 60th member to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), as an Associate Member.

Average intermediary caseload volumes reach record high in Q4, according to IMLA
15 February 2022

Intermediary confidence in the outlook for their own firms was also strong, with 62% feeling ‘very confident’ and 98% confident overall.

Danske Bank UK becomes latest lender to join IMLA
24 January 2022

Danske Bank UK is the latest lender to join IMLA’s membership, making a total of 59 full and associate members spanning a range of banks, building societies, non-bank lenders and mortgage service providers.

Government must maintain balance between home ownership and private rental sector in 2022
17 January 2022

The recommendation is part of IMLA’s 2022 Mortgage Market Manifesto, identifying key areas of focus for the market this year

Mortgage market set for quieter 2022 after unprecedented 2021, IMLA report predicts
10 January 2022

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has published its 2022 ‘The New Normal—prospects for 2022 and 2023’ report, predicting mortgage market performance in 2022 and 2023

IMLA announces new lender Even as the latest institution to join membership
06 December 2021

Even is a Help-to-Buy style scheme aimed at first-time purchasers who prefer to buy pre-owned property and joins 58 banks, building societies, non-bank lenders and mortgage service providers to be a full or associate member of IMLA.

House price earnings ratio reaches historic high in 2021 as UK experiences mortgage affordability paradox
29 November 2021

The latest research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association suggests that the UK is experiencing a mortgage affordablility paradox.

Hampshire Trust Bank becomes latest lender to join IMLA
08 November 2021

Hampshire Trust Bank joins 57 other full and associate members, spanning a range of banks, building societies, non-bank lenders and mortgage service providers.

Adviser business volumes reached record levels in Q2 2021, according to IMLA
10 August 2021

Six in ten intermediaries felt very confident about the outlook for their own firm in Q2 2021 compared to four in ten this time last year

IMLA predicts the housing and mortgage recovery from Covid will remain robust
26 July 2021

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has today published its report on the impact of Covid on the UK housing and mortgage market – one year on.

Intermediary confidence returned to pre-pandemic levels in Q1 2021, according to IMLA
17 May 2021

Advisers’ confidence in the outlook for the mortgage industry recovered in Q1 2021 to levels not seen since before the start of the coronavirus crisis, according to IMLA’s latest Mortgage Market Tracker.

Lenders have a role to play in tackling climate change, but BEIS proposals unlikely to achieve desired results
17 February 2021

IMLA has responded to a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation which proposes lenders annually disclose the average EPC rating of all properties they lend against

Intermediary case volumes fell in Q4 but confidence in market outlook remained strong
03 February 2021

The average number of mortgage cases handled by advisers fell from 90 between July and September to 78 in Q4, research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) found. However, the vast majority of advisers remained positive about the outlook for their businesses (96%), the intermediary sector (92%), and the wider mortgage market (85%).

Mortgage market set for growth in 2021 despite coronavirus disruption, IMLA report shows
15 January 2021

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has published its 2021 New Normal report which looks at how the mortgage market could perform in 2021 and 2022