The Mortgage Event 2011 hits Manchester: Top tweets

Here is our round up of all the top tweets from the day, with the most recent at the top.

To follow the event or tweet what’s going on at tomorrow’s event in Durham, remember to use the hashtag #TMEvent2011

• Proportion of people living in owner-occupied home in England will drop from 73% in 2001 to 64% by 2021 #tmevent2011 – @Coreco

• Average deposit in 2011 £27,719 – average salary is £24,128 – it’s tough out there for FTBs #tmevent2011 – @Coreco

• #tmevent2011 117,000 new homes made 2010 the lowest since 1924 – @Coreco

• #tmevent2011 Chairman Stephen Smith says MMR could be out next 2 days. Not certain but very likely. Buckle up for biggest mort. paper ever – @HartleyPea (Victoria Hartley)

• #tmevent2011@montysblog Fantastic social media presentation by Monty. Successful firms listen 1st and sell 2nd. Offer opinion instead. – @HartleyPea (Victoria Hartley)

• #tmevent2011 Countrywide predicts 25 per cent buy-to-let lending uplift next year. Major lender will launch 90 per cent on new build deal Q1 – @HartleyPea (Victoria Hartley)

• #Tmevent2011 Countrywide’s Stockton says hungry lenders in 2012 will include Yorkshire BS, Cov BS, Virgin/Rock and Tesco. Contact their BDMs – @HartleyPea (Victoria Hartley)

• 234 BTL products in 2009, 483 in 2010. Over 80% landlords now in it for the long term. #tmevent – @Coreco

• £20bn market by 2015. This will need more entrants like Abbey into this segment of the market #tmevent – @Coreco

• James Chidgey – Buy to let lending at £13bn in 2011. #tmevent – @Coreco

• Early start well worth it for great presentation on how to use social media for business at #tmevent in Manchester by @montysblog – @KevBurnham (Kevin Burnham)

• Average age of a first-time buyer: 37 #tmevent @aldermoreman – @Coreco

• Aldermore like brokers! #tmevent – @Coreco

• How the heck do you fund mortgage lending? @aldermoreman says via savings and utilisation of the internet #tmevent – @Coreco

• @montysblog up on stage accompanied by a Fat Boy Slim soundtrack #tmevent – @Coreco

• Nigel Stockton very positive about the influx of new lenders and other lender developments in 2012 #tmevent – @Coreco

• Intermediary market accounts for 58% of home movers – Nigel Stockton #tmevent – @Coreco

• Mortgage market expected to be £130-£140bn in 2012 – rental market strong #tmevent – @Coreco

• “Mortgages will be more expensive in the coming months” Nigel Stockton #tmevent – @Coreco

• Very good presentation by @aldermoreman this morning – what a refreshing lender! @montysblog (Andrew Montlake)