Equity Release

Total equity released in past three months rose 19%

Key Retirement has revealed that pensioners are boosting their retirement income by an average...

OneSavings Bank on track to meet targets

OneSavings Bank, the specialist lending and retail savings group, has reported growth in net...

Advisers want interest-only innovation

30% of equity release advisers want product development to focus on interest-only mortgages –...

Largest quarterly rise in equity release lending for 11 years

Equity release lending in the third quarter of the year rose by £68.3m compared...

L&G Mortgage Club unveils lifetime mortgage referral panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched its lifetime mortgage referral panel, which aims...

Lack of joined-up policy making threatening PRS

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned against discouraging...

BTL will form part of pension strategy for many

Research has highlighted the increase in buy-to-let and equity release supplementing pension incomes. Equiniti’s...

Trio of appointments at Bower Retirement Services

Bower Retirement Services has made three senior appointments in what is sees as key growth...

Gifting behind 25% of equity release

Key Retirement has found that retired homeowners with higher property values are twice as...

Referral registration rise for Key Partnerships

Key Partnerships has revealed that registrations for its equity referral service have increased to...

Barclays tops FCA complaints table

Barclays Bank Plc saw a 2.4% rise in complaints made about it to the...

Major equity release distribution deal revealed

Legal & General Home Finance has agreed a tied distribution deal with equity release...

Pensioner property wealth reaches new high

Latest analysis from Key Retirement Retired has found that homeowners have seen their property...

MBE launches new finance Expo in Bristol

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced the launch of a new Expo in Bristol on...

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Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

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The Suffolk reduces fixed rates across expat and buy-to-let ranges

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates by up to 20 basis points across 10...

NatWest launches shared ownership mortgages to widen access to home ownership

NatWest has launched a new range of shared ownership mortgages, designed to make it...

YBS Commercial launches fast-track buy-to-let range

YBS Commercial Mortgages has launched a new “Fast Track” buy-to-let range, offering cheaper rates,...

Perceptions of stress and rigidity deter workers from financial services

More than half of UK adults say they would not consider a career in...

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