Lifetime Mortages

Responsible Life eyes half a billion pound target

Responsible Life says it is set to advise on half a billion pounds worth...

Expansion in the equity release market continues

The Equity Release Council has revealed that nearly £11 million of property wealth was unlocked...

Canada Life makes additional rate cuts on lifetime mortgage products

Canada Life has reduced the rates on six of its lifetime mortgage products. Four products...

Two new distribution services unveiled by Key

Equity release adviser Key has revealed a new distribution strategy, with a refreshed ‘whole...

More 2 Life joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added later life lender More 2 Life to its panel. Member firms of the...

L&G introduces downsizing protection feature to lifetime mortgage offering

Legal & General Home Finance has unveiled a Downsizing Protection feature across its lifetime...

L&G secures FCA approval for lifetime mortgage advice business

Legal & General has secured approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch...

Rebrand for Key Retirement Group

Key Retirement Group has rebranded as Key Group. The group aims to be the UK’s...

Responsive Lending unveils lifetime mortgage at 2.82%

Lifetime mortgage provider Responsible Lending has released what it is hailing as the UK’s...

Nationwide to offer RIO mortgages to wider market

The Nationwide Building Society has unveiled a comprehensive package of later life mortgage options...

Canada Life cuts lifetime mortgage rates

Canada Life has cut the rates on four of its lifetime mortgages products by...

TMA distributes LV= lifetime mortgages

TMA Club has partnered with insurance provider, LV= to offer its members access to...

More 2 Life unveils new lump sum lifetime mortgage

More 2 Life has launched Prime Choice, a lump sum lifetime mortgage available for customers...

Pure Retirement improves Heritage offering

Following broker feedback, Pure Retirement has made changes to its Heritage range, with the aim...

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...

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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...

Hanley Economic launches shared ownership mortgages for foreign nationals

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced two shared ownership mortgages for foreign nationals living...

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