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Adviser confidence in mortgage market surges
23 May 2025

Intermediary confidence nears historic levels, with a sharp recovery in cases placed.

Intermediary confidence rises to long-run ‘norm’ in Q2 2024 as business volumes grow
08 August 2024

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

Intermediary confidence rises in Q1, returning to pre-2022 mini-budget levels
16 May 2024

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

Intermediary business levels stable as Q3 promises to be strongest lending quarter of 2023
16 November 2023

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from IMLA reveals that advisers case numbers remain robust, while both DIP-to-completion and App-to-completion numbers have rebounded strongly.

In a crisis, it's important to keep things in perspective
16 June 2023

IMLA statement in response to mortgage market

IMLA report calls for support for landlords as profit margins squeezed
14 June 2023

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has today released its latest research report, examining the Private Rented Sector (PRS).

Broker concern about product withdrawal with little or no notice
07 June 2023

Joint statement by IMLA and AMI

Intermediary case volumes grow year-on-year as market confidence recovers in Q1
15 May 2023

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has been released today, with data suggesting a growing optimism about the outlook for the mortgage market.

Mortgage market confidence dropped in Q4, but steady caseload volumes show business as usual on the horizon
09 February 2023

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has been released today, finding that the sector has recovered well from the disruption following the mini-budget in September 2022.

Mortgage market to slow in 2023 and 2024 but borrowers remain resilient in the face of global upheavals, IMLA report predicts
21 December 2022

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has published its “New ‘normal’ – prospects for 2023 and 2024” report, predicting mortgage market performance in 2023 and 2024

Average intermediary caseloads dip in the third quarter of 2022—IMLA report reveals
09 November 2022

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
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’.

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.

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

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.

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.

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%).