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Adviser confidence in mortgage market surges
Intermediary confidence nears historic levels, with a sharp recovery in cases placed.
Intermediary confidence in own businesses dips marginally post-election
Adviser confidence in the outlook for the mortgage market and the intermediary sector remained stable in Q3, but advisers’ confidence in their own businesses fell slightly, according to the latest findings from IMLA’s Mortgage Market Tracker
Intermediary confidence rises to long-run ‘norm’ in Q2 2024 as business volumes grow
Adviser confidence in outlook for the mortgage market, intermediary sector and own business all up in the first quarter of 2024, according to the latest findings from IMLA’s Mortgage Market Tracker
Average intermediary caseloads dip in the third quarter of 2022—IMLA report reveals
Demand in the mortgage market has dipped slightly in Q3 2022, most likely as a result of the current turbulent economic climate, with the latest data from IMLA’s Mortgage Market Tracker showing that average intermediary case volumes decreased slightly from 97 in Q2 to 93 in Q3.
Average intermediary caseload volumes fall in the first quarter of 2022 from record peak in Q4 2021, but confidence remains high—IMLA report reveals
Intermediary confidence in the outlook for their own firms remained strong, with 62% feeling ‘very confident’ and 98% feeling ‘very confident’ or ‘fairly confident’.
Average intermediary caseload volumes reach record high in Q4, according to IMLA
Intermediary confidence in the outlook for their own firms was also strong, with 62% feeling ‘very confident’ and 98% confident overall.
Mortgage market set for quieter 2022 after unprecedented 2021, IMLA report predicts
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
House price earnings ratio reaches historic high in 2021 as UK experiences mortgage affordability paradox
The latest research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association suggests that the UK is experiencing a mortgage affordablility paradox.
Adviser business volumes reached record levels in Q2 2021, according to IMLA
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
Intermediary confidence returned to pre-pandemic levels in Q1 2021, according to IMLA
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.
Intermediary case volumes fell in Q4 but confidence in market outlook remained strong
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%).
IMLA supporting members to build new dialogue with mortgage market on capacity challenges
IMLA will be surveying members over the coming weeks to identify the specific challenges lenders face that are putting a strain on service levels
Brokers grow in confidence as mortgage availability improves
Intermediaries are more confident about mortgage market conditions than at any point in the last twelve months – but they are not quite as optimistic as lenders, according to the latest intermediary survey from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA)