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Intermediary confidence dips slightly in Q3 as completions remain steady
The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) shows a slight softening in intermediary confidence at the end of Q3 2025, with the timing of the Budget.
Broker confidence remains resilient in Q2 despite market cooling
The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from IMLA shows that mortgage intermediaries remained confident in their business and the intermediary sector during Q2 2025.
Adviser confidence in mortgage market surges
Intermediary confidence nears historic levels, with a sharp recovery in cases placed.
Time to manage borrower expectations as Stamp Duty deadline approaches
Brokers who have not already done so are also being urged to contact those clients at risk of missing the reduced Stamp Duty cut-off, in order to prepare them for the worst-case scenario.
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
October economic ‘cliff edge’ could be less severe than feared, new IMLA report suggests
New report from IMLA suggests that the end of the furlough and payment holiday schemes might not have such a severe impact
‘Big thinking’ Budget needed to fix broken housing market
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)
IMLA launches General Election Wishlist and calls for renewed dialogue on replacing Help to Buy
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has launched its General Election Wishlist for the housing market. IMLA is urging the next government to focus on fixing the challenges facing the housing market, leading with a call for a new dialogue with lenders, housebuilders and the regulator on a replacement for Help to Buy, which is due to expire in 2023.
Homemover loan applications record highest conversion rate in Q1
80% of applications led to an offer and 80% of offers resulted in a completed deal
IMLA comments on the 2016 Budget
Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments on today’s Budget announcement
HM Treasury Consultation on Higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on purchases of additional residential properties
A response by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association