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IMLA urges government to review regulatory barriers to first-time ownership
IMLA’s latest research on mortgage affordability estimates that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis reached 3.1m by the end of 2023.
IMLA and AMI publish guide to understanding lender funding
In light of the ongoing interest rate volatility, IMLA and AMI have teamed up to produce an online guide to understanding lender funding, product pricing and availability for mortgage professionals
Bespoke specialist lender MFS becomes the latest full IMLA member
Market Financial Solutions, a leading independent bridging finance provider, has become the latest full member of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association
Specialist lender MT Finance becomes the latest full IMLA member
MT Finance, a leading property finance lender, has become the latest full member of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association
Mortgage technology provider Mast becomes latest IMLA associate member
Mast, a technology provide to mortgage lenders, has become the latest associate member of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association
Danske Bank UK becomes latest lender to join IMLA
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
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
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.
Lenders have a role to play in tackling climate change, but BEIS proposals unlikely to achieve desired results
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
DPR Group becomes latest IMLA Associate member
DPR Group, including its brands, DPR, eKeeper, MCI Club, Burrow and Broker ID is the latest Associate member to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA)
Government intervention critical to the future of the green mortgage market, research from IMLA shows
Demand from consumers for green mortgages is set to grow but government intervention to stimulate the market will be critical to its future.
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
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.
Brokers split over impact of Funding for Lending Scheme
Intermediaries are divided over the benefits of the Government’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) for the mortgage market, according to a survey by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).