Drawdown

Equity release lending more than doubles in two years

The Equity Release Council has reported that first-quarter lending activity in the equity release...

Pure Retirement introduces Pure Max Range

Pure Retirement has relaunched its Pure Drawdown product range as the Pure Max Range. The...

Strong growth for enhanced equity release plans

Key Retirement’s Q3 Equity Release Market Monitor shows total property wealth released by new...

Continued rise in drawdown customers

The Equity Release Council has reported that over-55s withdrew a total of £824 million...

OneFamily becomes LLA Ambassador

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced OneFamily as its latest Ambassador. OneFamily offers...

Record equity release lending figures

The total value of equity release lending grew by 26% year-on-year to a new...

Equity release lending at highest level for over a decade

The autumn 2016 Equity Release Market Report from the Equity Release Council has reported growth of...

Advisers don’t want easier access to equity release

Nearly two-thirds of attendees in a seminar focusing on equity release at this year’s...

Equity release lender reveals Q2 growth

More 2 Life has reported growth in its adviser market share to a total of...

New board appointments at the Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has appointed five new senior industry fugures to its main board...

Drawdown popularity continues to increase market share

The total value of equity release lending grew by 21% in the first quarter...

Lump sum demand on the rise

Equity release advisers expect an increase in demand for lump sum equity release plans, according...

Annual equity release lending at record high

In the final quarter of 2015 homeowners over the age of 55 unlocked a...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

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...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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