Lifetime Mortages

MBE London to host equity release pavilion

Next month's Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) will include an equity release pavilion for lenders and...

L&G removes arrangement fee on majority of lifetime deals

Legal & General has removed the arrangement fee on its flexible and lump sum lifetime...

New senior hires at OneFamily

OneFamily has announced new senior executive and non-executive board member appointments. Teddy Nyahasha has been...

SimplyBiz Mortgages expands equity release panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the addition of OneFamily to its equity release panel. OneFamily’s range...

New lowest rate for More 2 Life

More 2 Life has unveiled its lowest ever lifetime mortgage rate with a new monthly...

Profits up at L&G

Legal & General has reported a 23% rise in pre-tax profits for the first...

Retirees increasingly living beyond their means

Retirees are spending on average £8,000 more per year than planned for, according to...

L&G offers 4.44% lifetime mortgage

Legal & General has launched a 4.44% AER Premier Flexible lifetime mortgage. It claims...

Equity release lender reveals Q2 growth

More 2 Life has reported growth in its adviser market share to a total of...

Equity release market on track to exceed £2bn for first time

Retired homeowners cashed in more than £934 million of property wealth in the first...

Santander and L&G partner for lifetime mortgages

Legal & General and Santander have agreed five-year deal to offer lifetime mortgages to Santander...

Sharp rise in post-referendum equity release enquiries

There has been a 44% rise in the number of enquiries about equity release...

LV= promotes pair to group executive team

LV= has promoted John Perks, managing director of its retirement solutions business, and Myles...

Strong retirement growth for L&G

Legal & General Group has revealed that its retirement division experienced strong new business sales in...
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Business

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...
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Barclays to launch 24-hour fast-track remortgage service

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