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INDUSTRY REACTION: Equity release lending rises 11% in 2025

The equity release market recorded its strongest annual growth in recent years, with total...

Advisers look beyond product sourcing as platforms support later life advice

New research suggests advisers are increasingly using sourcing platforms as broader advice tools rather...

Equity release largely absent from retirement planning

Equity release is still largely missing from retirement planning conversations, research from Canada Life...

Equity Release Council restructures as remit widens across later life lending

The Equity Release Council has announced a senior management restructure following a decision by...

IMLA backs FCA roadmap on mortgage rule review

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has described the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) Feedback...

Rising inheritance tax receipts sharpen focus on later life planning

Inheritance tax receipts have climbed to £5.8 billion in the first eight months of...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network reports strong Q3 performance

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reported another quarter of growth, pointing to...

FS25/6 and the execution-only irony brokers can’t ignore

Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the...

Key returns to television advertising as later life lending confidence builds

Key Equity Release has relaunched a national TV advertising campaign, citing growing confidence in...

FCA outlines reforms aimed at broadening access to mortgages

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to reshape the mortgage market, with...

Later life borrowing rises as older buyers turn to mortgages in greater numbers

UK Finance’s latest later life mortgage lending update for Q3 2025 suggests that borrowing...

Iress expands equity release functionality as advisers seek deeper data

Iress has upgraded its equity release service on The Exchange in response to rising...

Equity release borrowers turn to property wealth to clear mortgages

New data from Key Advice suggests a marked shift in how older homeowners are...

Equity Release Group expands adviser team after StepChange partnership

Equity Release Group has strengthened its advisory arm, Equity Release Supermarket, with three new...

COMMENT

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Autonomous AI is waiting for us

The UK rightly prides itself on having one of the most respected financial services sectors in the world but even strong markets benefit from...

TOM BILL: Rate cut expectations fade amid mixed signals

Borrowing costs have risen in recent weeks for reasons that include stronger-than-expected UK economic data and tempering the outlook for cheaper mortgages. However, an uncertain...

Think you know CeMAP? Maybe it’s time to think again

Anyone who wants to work as a mortgage adviser in the UK needs to hold qualifications that are recognised by the FCA and, for...

Second charge mortgages set for another strong year in 2026

A few weeks into 2026, the direction of travel for the second charge mortgage market is already clear. Momentum has carried over from last...

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Clydesdale Bank raises selected residential mortgage rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a number of residential fixed mortgage rates across its core,...

Buckinghamshire BS broadens Credit Revive range

Buckinghamshire Building Society has expanded its Credit Revive range with new products aimed at...

Precise widens interest-only criteria with higher LTV and no equity floor

Specialist lender Precise has expanded its residential interest-only proposition, increasing maximum loan-to-value limits and...

Conveyancing costs ease as market slowdown bites at end of 2025

The average cost of conveyancing for home movers fell sharply in the final quarter...

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