Equity Release

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to...

Home improvements remain leading reason for equity release

Home adaptations and improvements remained the most common reason for taking out a lifetime...

TMG launches consumer advice business

TMG Mortgage Network has launched a consumer-facing business offering mortgage, protection and later life...

Uncertainty means greater need for client conversations

Last week showed just how quickly events on the other side of the world...

L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...

more2life calls for innovation and technology to drive later life lending growth

Later life lender more2life has called on the wider industry to ensure product innovation...

Hodge Bank partners with Mortgage Broker Tools

The partnership means Mortgage Broker Tools’ broker members can now access Hodge’s specialist mortgage...

LiveMore appoints Charles Roe as industry adviser

Specialist lender LiveMore has appointed Charles Roe as industry adviser. Roe joins LiveMore with a...

Steve Hayes joins Specialist Hub

Steve Hayes has joined the Specialist Hub alongside Mike Brooks, with both now fully...

Air makes Academy free to access

The later life lending platform, Air Club, has announced that Air Academy is now...

Key Partnerships urges advisers to raise standards

Firms referring customers for later life lending advice must place greater focus on best...

Equity Release Supermarket calls for greater collaboration

The Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), part of the Equity Release Group (ERG), has called...

Later life lending group launches

Sovereign Life Group has been formed to bring together established specialist businesses from across...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Latest news

Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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