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IMLA predicts healthy lending growth for 2025, greater intermediary business and more remortgaging
23 December 2024

The latest report from the IMLA The new ‘normal’—prospects for 2025 and 2026 examines the mortgage market in 2024 and presents a set of forecasts for the residential and buy-to-let mortgage markets over the next two years.

IMLA warns of unintended consequences of proposals for PRS
28 November 2024

IMLA report on the Private Rented Sector calls for government to: recognise the importance of PRS, which houses 20% of UK households; accept that increased regulation will push up rents, and; apply policy more fairly across tenures.

IMLA urges government to review regulatory barriers to first-time ownership
25 June 2024

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 backs BSA’s calls for housing policy reform
22 April 2024

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders’ Association (IMLA) fully supports the Building Societies Association (BSA) in its calls for Government reforms to assist first-time buyers and address the UK’s housing crisis

Buy-to-let landlords braced for 80% rise in borrowing costs—but 53% still planning longer-term expansion
07 December 2023

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has today published a new report seeking to gain a better understanding of Private Rented Sector (PRS) providers.

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).

‘Big thinking’ Budget needed to fix broken housing market
25 February 2020

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is urging the Chancellor to apply a ‘big thinking’ approach to housing in his upcoming Budget Statement (11 March)

ONS Index of private housing rental prices (IPHRP) in Great Britain for September 2018
17 October 2018

Kate Davies, Executive Director of Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) comments on the ONS Index of private housing rental prices (IPHRP) in Great Britain for September 2018

ONS Index of private housing rental prices (IPHRP) in Great Britain for July 2018
15 August 2018

Kate Davies, Executive Director of Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) comments on the ONS Index of private housing rental prices (IPHRP) in Great Britain for July 2018

ONS May Index of private housing rental prices for Great Britain
15 June 2018

Kate Davies, Executive Director of Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) comments on the ONS’ Index of private housing rental prices (IPHRP) in Great Britain for May

New IMLA report: ‘Buy-to-let: under pressure’
06 February 2018

Buy-to-let investment slumps 80% since 2015, as tax changes deter landlords from investing and create difficulties re-mortgaging

IMLA warns again ‘crude macro-market management’ of buy-to-let
27 April 2016

IMLA warns again ‘crude macro-market management’ of buy-to-let

Housing policy refocus needed: first time buyer numbers stay flat despite mortgages becoming more affordable than ever
15 February 2016

New IMLA report – The new ‘normal’ — prospects for 2016

HM Treasury Consultation on Higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on purchases of additional residential properties
01 February 2016

A response by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association

IMLA comments on today's DCLG house building figures and the implications for homeownership
15 May 2014

Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments

Over half of UK homes to be rented by 2032
15 May 2014

Proportion of households renting privately on course to double within two decades

IMLA underlines importance of liaison with policy makers and regulators
21 September 2012

IMLA, the trade association for UK lenders involved in the intermediary mortgage market, has pledged to continue to work with the regulator to address poor practice, unfairness and inequality in the housing market.