Lifetime Mortages

LV= plans to end friendly society status

Mutual insurance, retirement and investment group LV= plans to convert to a company limited...

OneFamily unveils highest LTV lifetime mortgage

Equity release provider OneFamily is launching a "super" loan-to-value (LTV) lifetime mortgage for homeowners...

L&G unveils new lifetime mortgage LTVs

Legal & General Home Finance has made a series of changes to its Flexible...

The Marsden partners with The Right Equity Release

The Marsden Building Society has teamed up with The Right Equity Release to launch...

Record quarter for equity release market

The Equity Release Council has reported a record fourth quarter of 2018, with 82,791...

Openwork partners with Canada Life for lifetime mortgage launch

Openwork is launching its own lifetime mortgage proposition in an exclusive partnership with Canada...

OneFamily extends two-year fixed lifetime mortgage

OneFamily is extending its two-year fixed lifetime mortgage rate for an additional year. The offer...

Increasingly expensive homes being used for OneFamily lifetime mortgages

The price of a property OneFamily lends on is now 59% higher than average,...

L&G unveils lifetime mortgage to bridge retirement income gap

Legal & General has launched a new lifetime mortgage that gives customers more flexibility...

Canada Life adds flexibility to lifetime mortgage range

Canada Life Home Finance has unveiled Capital Select Options, a new product range which...

Equity release rates on the increase

Latest analysis by Moneyfacts.co.uk has found that over the last three months, over half...

Over £1bn in equity released in a single quarter for first time

The latest quarterly lending figures from the Equity Release Council have revealed that homeowners...

OneFamily improves variable rate lifetime mortgages

OneFamily has made a number of changes to its two-year fixed and variable rate...

Panacea AdviserÂ’ partners with Legal & General

Panacea Adviser (Panacea) has revealed that Legal & General has become its latest partner. This new...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...