Lifetime Mortages

Key: £4bn equity release market record on the horizon

Equity release adviser Key has reveal that the equity release market is on course...

Myths, mistrust and family worries remain equity release issues

Equity release is still an area of personal finance which many homeowners feel unsure...

Lifetime mortgage switching slows

There has been a dramatic slowing up in the pace of lifetime mortgage switching...

Pure Retirement unveils lifetime mortgage range with flexible repayment options

Pure Retirement has launched its Emerald range, a new suite of lifetime mortgages designed...

Lifetime mortgages borrowers have saved over £10bn in five years

Later life mortgage broker Responsible Life has calculated that lifetime mortgage customers have netted...

LV= changes lifetime mortgage fee structure

LV= is making changes to the fee structure on its Drawdown+ and Lump Sum+...

Brilliant Solutions adds LV= to panel

Brilliant Solutions' members now have access to LV= lifetime mortgage products. With access to LV=...

Just Group brings medical underwriting to later life lending

Just Group is offering personalised interest rate and LTV options across its Just For...

Standard Life partners with Key to launch lifetime mortgages

Standard Life has entered into a strategic agreement with Key Group, which will launch...

LGHF launches Premier Lifetime Mortgage to property millionaires

The number of wards in England & Wales with an average house price of...

Aviva joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the appointment of Aviva to its lender...

Canada Life offers new repayment options

Canada Life has introduced a new product range, Lifestyle Select Options. These new options will...

Slight quarterly rise in equity release borrowing

The Equity Release Council has reported that over-55 homeowners accessed £1.17bn of property wealth...

Responsible Lending improves reach of lifetime mortgages

Responsible Lending has increased by half the number of LTV bands on which it...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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First-time buyers favour ‘forever homes’

First-time buyers are increasingly opting for larger homes and longer mortgage terms as they...

OPDA launches upgraded framework to cut delays in transactions

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has unveiled version 3.5 of its Property Data...

Majority of landlords plan to hold their ground, Landbay survey shows

Buy-to-let landlords are demonstrating renewed confidence in the private rented sector, with a majority...

One third of people relying on inheritance to secure retirement income

Nearly one in three people believe they will need an inheritance to help fund...