IMLA News Archive
Lenders fear a return to 2007 house prices as a result of Help to Buy
Mortgage brokers and intermediary lenders are united in their concern that inflated house prices are the gravest threat to the success of the Help to Buy scheme, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).
CML gross mortgage lending figure for July 2013
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the 29% year-on-year increase in July’s gross mortgage lending figure from CML
The latest housing market data from ONS and RICS
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says
Bank of England inflation report
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on today’s inflation report from the Bank of England
One in four brokers say Funding for Lending Scheme has failed expectations to date
The Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) has failed to live up to expectations for over a quarter of mortgage brokers, according to research by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).
Bank of England
At a glance, this morning’s figures from the Bank of England might be seen as disappointing, with the number of approvals for both house purchase and remortgaging both showing a fall in June from May. Approvals for house purchase were down from 58,071 in May to 57,667 in June but the value was up from £8.6 billion to £8.7 billion. Remortgages fell in both value and number, down from £4.7 billion and 32,209 in May to £4.6 billion and 31,486 in June.
Latest Council of Mortgage Lenders and Bank of England data on mortgage lending
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on discussions between the Treasury, house builders and lenders on the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee
Bank of England mortgage lending figures for May 2013
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the Bank of England mortgage lending figures for May 2013
IMLA members remain realistic not optimistic
Members of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) report their mid-year views, predicting that growth will remain slow for the next 12 months.
CML gross mortgage lending figures for May 2013
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the CML gross mortgage lending figures for May 2013
ONS house price index for April 2013
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says
UK Mortgage market is 'hard-wired' to reduce home ownership
Just a third of young households could be owner-occupiers by 2020—just half the number seen in 1993
CML regulated mortgage survey for April 2013
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says
Bank of England
Bank of England’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) usage and lending data for Q1 2013
Bank of England mortgage approval figures for April 2013
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the mortgage approval figures for April 2013 released by the Bank of England today
CML regulated mortgage survey for March 2013
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says
CML figures for repossessions in Q1 2013
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
FCA report into interest-only mortgages
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) report into interest-only mortgages
Latest Bank of England mortgage approval figures for March 2013
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments
Extension of the Funding for Lending Scheme
Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says