IMLA News Archive
IMLA Mortgage Market Tracker—Q4 2017
Success for three quarters of first-time buyer mortgage applicants as completion rates climb year-on-year
New IMLA report: ‘Buy-to-let: under pressure’
Buy-to-let investment slumps 80% since 2015, as tax changes deter landlords from investing and create difficulties re-mortgaging
Phil Rickards to become IMLA Chair as membership reaches record levels
Phil Rickards will take the role of IMLA Chair from 1st January as part of the election of its 2018 board.
Majority of brokers report “inevitable” increase in demand for 35-year mortgages
Nearly seven in ten mortgage brokers report an increase in demand for 35-year mortgages in IMLA’s latest Intermediary Lending Outlook research.
The rebirth of specialist mortgage lenders: gross lending grows threefold since 2009
New IMLA report – The rebirth of specialist mortgage lenders
IMLA announces Kate Davies as its incoming Executive Director
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has announced the appointment of Kate Davies to serve as its new Executive Director from 1st January 2018
Co-operation and dialogue key to improved lender-broker relationship
New IMLA report – Insights into the changing shape of the lender broker relationship
IMLA begins search for new Executive Director as Peter Williams announces intention to step down at the end of 2017
Peter Williams, IMLA first Executive Director will step down from his current role at the end of 2017. IMLA to begin serach for suitable successor immediately.
Mortgage regulation delivers stable market at the expense of consumers’ access to finance
New IMLA report – Is the mortgage market working for consumers
IMLA comments on the Autumn Statement for Mortgage Solutions’ Marketwatch
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), outlines IMLA’s wish list for Autumn Statement
IMLA comments on July trends in mortgage lending (CML)
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on July’s trends in lending data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders
Homemover loan applications record highest conversion rate in Q1
80% of applications led to an offer and 80% of offers resulted in a completed deal
‘Own Your Own Home’ schemes miss the mark as FTB numbers lag 2.2 million behind where they should be
New IMLA report – The politics of a rationed housing market
More non-standard borrowers are being given the green light
Latest IMLA survey shows post-MMR high in brokers reporting no problems sourcing a mortgage for any type of client
IMLA comments on the PRA consultation on underwriting standards for buy-to-let mortgages
IMLA comments on the PRA consultation on underwriting standards for buy-to-let mortgages
IMLA warns again ‘crude macro-market management’ of buy-to-let
IMLA warns again ‘crude macro-market management’ of buy-to-let
IMLA comments on the 2016 Budget
Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments on today’s Budget announcement
Basel proposals mean Bradford & Bingley asset sale may not match Chancellor's expectations
In the recent Budget, George Osborne announced the sale of Bradford & Bingley loans held by the Government to repay nearly £16bn of debt, which would go a long way to closing the gap in the Government’s finances as a result of the weaker economic outlook.
IMLA comments on CML gross mortgage lending figures, March
Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments on the CML gross mortgage lending figures, March
Housing associations and first-time buyers could bear the brunt of Basel reforms
Housing associations and homebuyers with small deposits are among those likely to bear the brunt of proposals from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to revise its standardised approach for credit risk, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned.