IMLA News Archive


News items from 2015

The Financial Conduct Authority; Call for Inputs on Competition in the Mortgage Sector
22 December 2015

A response by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association

Kevin Purvey to become IMLA Chairman as existing board is re-elected
27 November 2015

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has confirmed the re-election of its existing board following last week’s Annual General Meeting, with Kevin Purvey taking on the role of Chairman from 1st December 2015.

IMLA comments the proposed financial services trade body merger
23 November 2015

Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on today’s report from the Financial Services Trade Association Review

Intermediary experts comment on IMLA’s Q3 Mortgage Market Tracker
23 November 2015

The first edition of the Mortgage Market Tracker from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) tracks the progress of consumer mortgage enquiries via intermediaries during Q3 2015 through to application, offer and completion.

Nearly half of mortgage enquiries reached completion in Q3 2015
23 November 2015

IMLA Mortgage Market Tracker – launch edition

IMLA comments on Bank of England Money and Credit report (September 2015)
29 October 2015

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

IMLA comments on buy to let controls discussed at yesterday’s Treasury Select Committee
23 October 2015

Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on yesterday’s Treasury Select Committee discussion

Deterring buy-to-let investment will harm tenants more than landlords
20 October 2015

New IMLA report – Segmenting the UK mortgage market

IMLA responds to misleading reports of comments at yesterday’s IMLA Great Mortgage Debate
18 September 2015

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

IMLA comments on today's BoE mortgage approvals
01 September 2015

Charles Haresnape, Chairman of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on today’s BoE mortgage approvals

IMLA comments on the seven-year high for gross mortgage lending in July (CML)
20 August 2015

Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on CML’s estimate of £22bn gross mortgage lending in July, the highest monthly total since July 2008

IMLA comments on the FCA’s review of MMR advice and distribution
09 July 2015

Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the FCA’s thematic review of advice and distribution under the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), published today

Summer Budget: IMLA comments on mortgage tax relief and interest support
08 July 2015

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments on mortgage-related announcements in today’s Summer Budget

IMLA comments on the BBA mortgage approvals data – May 2015
24 June 2015

Charles Haresnape, Chairman of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on today’s BBA figures5

‘Regulatory layering’ threatens to bar more consumers from getting a mortgage
24 June 2015

IMLA report – Regulatory layering: assessing the cumulative impact of new financial regulations

IMLA comments on Bank of England mortgage approvals – April 2015
02 June 2015

Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the ten percent monthly rise in mortgage approvals

IMLA comments on the Queen’s Speech and Housing Bill
27 May 2015

Charles Haresnape, Chairman of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments

IMLA comments on CML trends in lending for March and Q1 2015
19 May 2015

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

IMLA comments on the ONS House Price Index and Right to Buy
14 April 2015

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

Average home changes hands every 23 years – almost three times longer than in the 1980s
10 April 2015

New IMLA report – The new ‘normal’ — one year on