IMLA News Archive


Latest Bank of England mortgage approval figures for March 2013
30 April 2013

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

Extension of the Funding for Lending Scheme
24 April 2013

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

CML lending figures for April 2013
21 April 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), comments on the growth of lending in April 2013

CML regulated mortgage survey for February
15 April 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, says

Bank of England mortgage approval figures for February 2013
02 April 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments

Land Registry House Price Index for February 2013
28 March 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments on the 1% annual increase in house prices in the Land Registry House Price Index for February 2013

BBA February 2013 figures
25 March 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments on the monthly and annual fall in mortgage lending in the latest figures from the British Bankers’ Association (BBA)

CML gross mortgage lending figure for February 2013
20 March 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments on the latest CML figures, which show that total gross mortgage lending has fallen by 8% over the past month, from £11.4bn in January to £10.5bn in February. However, this month’s figure is 1% higher than this time last year.

CML regulated mortgage survey for January 2013
14 March 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments

Government must avoid double standards over Help To Buy mortgage guarantees
13 March 2013

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has called on the Government to ensure the recently announced Help To Buy mortgage guarantee scheme does not cause confusion in the housing market by creating double standards or distorting lender competition.

Bank of England Funding for Lending - IMLA renews call for expansion of the scheme
08 March 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, responds to the Bank of England’s decision to maintain its existing quantitative easing programme

Bank of England lending data for January 2013
01 March 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments

CML regulated mortgage survey for January 2013
20 February 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments

CML regulated mortgage survey for December/Q4 2012
12 February 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments

Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee base rate decision
07 February 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments

Brokers grow in confidence as mortgage availability improves
07 February 2013

Intermediaries are more confident about mortgage market conditions than at any point in the last twelve months – but they are not quite as optimistic as lenders, according to the latest intermediary survey from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA)

Brokers split over impact of Funding for Lending Scheme
31 January 2013

Intermediaries are divided over the benefits of the Government’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) for the mortgage market, according to a survey by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA).

Intermediary lenders optimistic about 2013 market prospects
25 January 2013

The latest membership survey from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) reveals a real optimism about the prospects for the UK mortgage market this year.

CML gross mortgage lending figure for December 2012
21 January 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments on the latest CML figures, which show that – despite a fall of £995m in lending activity between November and December – the total gross lending for 2012 was £143bn compared with £141bn recorded in 2011

CML latest mortgage lending data for November 2012
16 January 2013

Peter Williams, Executive Director of IMLA, comments