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The Lenders’ Perspective Paul Broadhead Head of Mortgage Policy Building Societies Association

The Lenders’ Perspective Paul Broadhead Head of Mortgage Policy Building Societies Association. Mortgage finance supply Consumer barriers to home purchase Developments in the market. Agenda. The Mortgage Market. The Mortgage Market. Consumer Outlook. Consumer Demand.

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The Lenders’ Perspective Paul Broadhead Head of Mortgage Policy Building Societies Association

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  1. The Lenders’ PerspectivePaul Broadhead Head of Mortgage Policy Building Societies Association

  2. Mortgage finance supply Consumer barriers to home purchase Developments in the market Agenda

  3. The Mortgage Market

  4. The Mortgage Market

  5. Consumer Outlook

  6. Consumer Demand

  7. High LTV mortgage availability

  8. Low interest rates

  9. Market Developments • Help to Buy: Equity Loan • Help to Buy: Mortgage guarantee • Right to Buy • Self Build

  10. Help to buy: Equity Loan • Government provides equity loan up to 20% of property value • Interest free for 5 years • Repayable within 25 years or on sale of property • Open to all buyers • Newly built properties only

  11. Help to Buy: Equity Loan • A number of lenders have signed up • Over 15,000 reservations since April launch • Gives developers confidence to build • High profile scheme

  12. Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee • Opened for Applications 7 October • Designed to increase lending to borrowers with small deposits • Government will guarantee a portion of lenders’ losses about 80% ltv for a fee • Open to all buyers • Open to all properties up to a value of £600,000

  13. Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee • 5 of the 6 largest lenders have joined • Designed to address market failure in the provision of high ltv loans • Many mutuals already very active in this sector though MIG, so will they benefit from joining? • What about the unintended consequences?

  14. Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee • Temporary intervention • So were Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac • Could there be a cliff effect upon exit? • Is it really needed? • It is vital to monitor the recovery of the ‘housing market patient’

  15. MMR • All change from 26 April? • Assessing affordability • Stress testing • Advice • Supervision

  16. AssocRICS • AssocRICS + valuer registration scheme • A more specialised qualification – not necessarily a bad thing • We need more valuers – AssocRICS could help

  17. Independent commission on the valuation market Initial recommendations: • Lender should pay for the valuation • Valuation-specific insurance • Use of AVMs • Withdrawing confetti letters • Retaining copies of valuations

  18. Independent commission on the valuation market Next steps: • Conflicts of interest • Professional indemnity insurance • Instructions/terms of engagement • Quality of valuations

  19. Why lenders need valuers now more than ever • Japanese Knotweed • HS2 • Solar panels • Flooding • Self build

  20. Any questions? paul.broadhead@bsa.org.uk020 7520 5917

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