Equity Release

Tim Gosden joins MGM Advantage

MGM Advantage has hired Tim Gosden as product manager. Tim Gosden will help manage and...

CML issues its own election manifesto

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has launched a new animated version of its...

New Life acquisition will boost equity release market

Acceptance can come in many different shapes and forms, particularly when it comes to...

Wanted: 800 new equity release specialists

Equity release adviser firm Bower Retirement Services has calculated that the UK needs to...

Goldsmith Williams welcomes L&G equity release move

Goldsmith Williams has said it is not surprised by the news that Legal & General...

L&G to enter lifetime mortgage market via acquisition

Legal & General Group is to acquire 100% of New Life Home Finance for...

Hodge Lifetime cuts five-year fixed rate

Hodge Lifetime has reduced the interest rate on its retirement mortgage with a five...

Bridgewater announces workshop timetable

Bridgewater Equity Release will hold its first ‘around the table’ adviser workshop of 2015...

Equity release customers funding home improvements

Key Retirement's 2014 Equity Release Market Monitor shows 63% of customers – compared with 58%...

Drawdown rate cut by Pure Retirement

Pure Retirement has cut the interest rate on the Pure Drawdown Plan. This scheme was...

DeVere Mortgages launches due to expat demand

DeVere United Kingdom has launched a new, standalone brand called deVere Mortgages. The FCA-regulated firm...

No fall in proportion of people retiring with debt

19% of those planning to retire in 2015 will do so with debts outstanding,...

LLA strikes will-writing deal

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

Paradigm announces award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the yearly winners of its Lender and Provider Awards. ...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...