Lifetime Mortages

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 Adviser’ partners with Legal & General

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

OneFamily improves fixed rate lifetime mortgage offering

OneFamily has increased the maximum loan amount from £750,000 to £1 million on its...

More 2 Life launches ‘on demand’ CPD webinars

Equity release lender More 2 Life has launched a series of CPD webinars for...

Legal & General Home Finance partners with Virgin Money

Legal & General Home Finance has agreed a new five-year partnership agreement with Virgin...

OneFamily makes two hires for intermediary sales team

OneFamily has appointed Chris Brown as a strategic account manager and Laurie Diiorio as...

More 2 Life becomes LLA Ambassador

The Later Life Academy (LLA), the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers,...

Key Retirement rebrands as Key

Independent adviser for equity release and later life lending, Key Retirement, has rebranded as...

£1bn of lifetime mortgage lending in a quarter “just around the corner”

The equity release market edged closer to £1bn of activity in a single quarter...

OneFamily adds two-year option to interest payment lifetime mortgage

OneFamily is launching a two-year fixed offer on its interest payment lifetime mortgage. OneFamily’s interest...

Just Group develops regular drawdown lifetime mortgage with Saga

Just Group has unveiled a lifetime mortgage product that enables Saga customers to receive...

Twenty7Tec launches equity release sourcing

Twenty7Tec has unveiled what it claims to be the UK’s first "truly blended" sourcing...

L&G joins up with Twenty7Tec for lifetime mortgage sourcing

Legal & General has announced a new partnership with Twenty7Tec that will see the...

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

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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