Equity Release

LiveMore appoints Midlands key account manager

LiveMore has appointed James Green as its new key account manager for the Midlands. Green...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers,...

Pure Retirement launches new adviser-centric website

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has unveiled a newly overhauled website aimed at improving...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference....

LiveMore raises LTVs across lifetime mortgage range

LiveMore has announced an increase in loan to value (LTV) limits across its lifetime...

Widening gap in healthy life expectancy underscores case for later life lending

A widening divide between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in the UK is...

Pure Retirement integrates with MBT in lifetime mortgage sector-first

Pure Retirement has become the first specialist lifetime mortgage lender to be added to...

Cost of a ‘moderate’ retirement rises, says PLSA

The cost of a moderate retirement in the UK has risen again, according to...

Air to drive later life evolving needs into fifth gear at Silverstone event

Later life lending platform Air is turning the spotlight on the evolving needs of...

Ex-COO of Equity Release Council joins Equity Release Group

Donna Francis (main picture) has joined the Equity Release Group (ERG) as non-executive director. The...

PriceHubble joins Equity Release Council to support data-driven innovation in later life lending

Global property data and analytics provider PriceHubble has joined the Equity Release Council as...

Air partners with Lead Tech to support later life lending market expansion 

Air, the later life lending platform, has announced a strategic partnership with lead generation...

Trust and transparency top list for older homeowners seeking advice

Older homeowners place a premium on trust, transparency and tailored advice when dealing with...

The steep price of solo retirement

Single pensioners face a markedly higher financial burden in retirement than their coupled counterparts,...

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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...

Castle Trust Bank adds AVMs to buy-to-let applications

Castle Trust Bank has introduced automated valuation models on eligible buy-to-let cases as part...

HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 11bps

HSBC UK has reduced rates across its mortgage range, with cuts of up to...

Ampla Finance unveils Untangled rebrand as it broadens specialist lending ambitions

Specialist lender Ampla Finance has launched a new brand identity, Untangled, as it looks...

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