IMLA News Archive
IMLA comments on CML trends in lending for March and Q1 2015
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
IMLA comments on the ONS House Price Index and Right to Buy
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
Average home changes hands every 23 years – almost three times longer than in the 1980s
New IMLA report – The new ‘normal’ — one year on
Failing to replace Help to Buy 2 will choke off competition and choice for first time buyers
- 65% of lenders believe competition will falter if the scheme expires without a permanent replacement
- Majority of industry concerned that access to homeownership will suffer
- Just 14% of brokers feel scaling back Help to Buy 2 would benefit the market
IMLA comments on the IRESS Intermediary Mortgage Survey
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
Mortgage market has become ‘too conservative’ as a result of post-2007 regulation
Growing numbers of brokers report difficulties in meeting consumer needs
IMLA comments on the Bank of England’s new powers to protect financial stability
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
IMLA comments on December’s Halifax House Price Index
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on December’s Halifax House Price Index
New government must commit to ‘root and branch’ housing policy review – IMLA
Mortgage trade body sets out its criteria for housing and mortgage 2015 election policy pledges
IMLA comments on today’s Bank of England Financial Stability Report
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
IMLA comments on today’s CML mortgage lending figures for October
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
Fears of future mis-selling scandal leave older mortgage borrowers out in the cold.
IMLA calls for MMR review to clarify acceptable practice on lending into retirement in their new report – The changing face of non standard mortgage lending
IMLA comments on today’s Bank of England Money and Credit report for September
Charles Haresnape, Chairman of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on September’s mortgage approval figures from the Bank of England
Mortgage lenders braced for further interventions despite market growth cooling
More than half (55%) of intermediary mortgage lenders and a sizable minority of brokers (40%) expect further interventions by the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) despite market growth cooling, according to new research by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).
IMLA comments on today’s FPC Statement
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
Borrowers with dependents and low incomes hit hardest by MMR
Brokers perceive a far greater effect in terms of borrowers being turned down
IMLA comments on today’s MPC Minutes
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
More than one in three mortgage brokers expect a 2014 base rate rise
More than one in three (36%) mortgage brokers expect a rise in the Bank of England base rate before the year is out, according to new research by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).
IMLA and AMI publish joint guidance on lender and intermediary relationships
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) and the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) have published a joint framework for the governance of lender and intermediary relationships under the new mortgage rules that are now in place following the final implementation of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) on 26 April.
IMLA comments on CML mortgage lending data and Bank of England Trends in Lending report
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments