IMLA News Archive


News items from 2014

IMLA comments on today’s Bank of England Financial Stability Report
16 December 2014

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

IMLA comments on today’s CML mortgage lending figures for October
11 December 2014

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

Fears of future mis-selling scandal leave older mortgage borrowers out in the cold.
24 November 2014

IMLA calls for MMR review to clarify acceptable practice on lending into retirement in their new report – The changing face of non standard mortgage lending

IMLA comments on today’s Bank of England Money and Credit report for September
29 October 2014

Charles Haresnape, Chairman of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on September’s mortgage approval figures from the Bank of England

Mortgage lenders braced for further interventions despite market growth cooling
17 October 2014

More than half (55%) of intermediary mortgage lenders and a sizable minority of brokers (40%) expect further interventions by the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) despite market growth cooling, according to new research by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).

IMLA comments on today’s FPC Statement
02 October 2014

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

Borrowers with dependents and low incomes hit hardest by MMR
17 September 2014

Brokers perceive a far greater effect in terms of borrowers being turned down

IMLA comments on today’s MPC Minutes
20 August 2014

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

More than one in three mortgage brokers expect a 2014 base rate rise
07 August 2014

More than one in three (36%) mortgage brokers expect a rise in the Bank of England base rate before the year is out, according to new research by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).

IMLA and AMI publish joint guidance on lender and intermediary relationships
24 July 2014

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.

IMLA comments on CML mortgage lending data and Bank of England Trends in Lending report
18 July 2014

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

IMLA comments on tomorrow’s Bank of England Financial Stability Report
25 June 2014

New IMLA report – The new macro prudential regime — when and how will the Bank of England intervene

IMLA comments on gross mortgage lending in May (CML)
19 June 2014

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

Weak mortgage recovery does not require further clampdown in the wake of MMR: IMLA
14 June 2014

Weak mortgage recovery does not require further clampdown in the wake of MMR: IMLA

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 comments on the final countdown to MMR implementation
25 April 2014

Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the final countdown to MMR implementation

IMLA comments on February’s 43% annual increase in gross mortgage lending - CML
20 March 2014

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

Mortgage industry expects the early demise of Help to Buy 2
11 March 2014

Mortgage industry expects the early demise of Help to Buy 2

IMLA comments on rising mortgage activity in the Bank of England money and credit report (Jan 2014)
04 March 2014

Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the latest Bank of England money and credit report