Lifetime Mortages

Royal London partners with Advise Wise

Royal London Equity Release's Principal product in now available to all advisers through the...

The Right Mortgage launches later life accreditation scheme

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and its subsidiary, the Later Life Lending Network,...

Advise Wise adds primary surveyor information to search

Advise Wise has announced the introduction of primary surveyor information to its product search...

Phoebus Software joins Equity Release Council

Phoebus Software has become the latest Associate Member of the Equity Release Council. As part...

Advise Wise unveils affordability tags

Advise Wise has introduced affordability tags to its platform. This new feature is designed...

Over-55s struggling to pay off mortgage before retirement

New research from Key Later Life Finance has found that over-55 homeowners are making...

The Right DA Club becomes Air Ambassador

The Right DA Club has announced its new Ambassadorship of Air, the platform for...

UK homeowner equity reaches £5.7 trillion

The total value of the nation’s property equity has risen to a record £5.7...

Enness Global joins Equity Release Council

Enness Global, the international mortgage broker for high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, business owners and...

Key Advice appoints director of advice and adviser services

Key Advice has announced the appointment of Rachel East as its new director of...

Equity Release Council launches retrofit lifetime mortgage guide

The Equity Release Council has published new guidance for member firms to consider when...

Advise Wise integrates with Canada Life via API

Advise Wise has announced the introduction of its latest API integration with Canada Life. The...

15% rise in Q2 equity release lending

Latest quarterly market data shows that new equity release customer numbers increased by 12%...

Average equity release customer getting younger

Pure Retirement has analysed demographic trends over the first half of 2024 to form...

COMMENT

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

Why energy efficiency is hiding mortgage portfolio risk

For years, ESG strategies across the UK mortgage sector have operated under a relatively straightforward principle: better Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings equal lower...

Affordability shocks and expiring deals: why the 2026 mortgage peak demands a holistic protection review

I speak to mortgage advisers and brokers every day, and one topic keeps coming up - the sheer number of mortgage deals coming to...

Latest news

Stamp duty blamed as home moves fall to once every 21 years

Stamp duty is deterring millions of people from moving home and restricting opportunities for...

Pepper Money reduces residential and buy-to-let rates

Pepper Money has cut rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges and launched...

Barclays to launch 24-hour fast-track remortgage service

Barclays is to introduce a fast-track remortgage service that could provide eligible borrowers with...

Conveybuddy reports 88% rise in instructions after two years

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has reported an 88% year-on-year increase in instructions as it marks...

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