Equity Release

Next stop Fleet Street for Bridgewater

Home reversion provider Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold its final Masterclass event of...

Equity release advisers: take note of FOS

Any adviser active in the equity release market would do well to spend some...

Equity release up by 32% on previous quarter

Rising property prices mean pensioners are cashing in and boosting their retirement income by...

Saga: over-70s have £35n mortgage debt

Research by Saga Personal Finance suggests that four in 10 over 50s are paying...

E.surv partners with Pure Retirement

Valuation provider e.surv has announced a tie-in with equity release provider Pure Retirement. Equity...

Time for equity release advisers to improve visibility

Three learning lights in the equity release market will be using their presentations at...

Rebrand sees Key Retirement lose Solutions

Key Retirement Solutions has become Key Retirement in a rebranding exercise ahead of product...

Interest-only time bomb needs equity release solutions

There were always going to be some clear implications for existing borrowers from the...

Key Group unveils new retirement distribution arms

Key Group is targeting expansion with the launch of specialist distribution divisions focusing on...

Continued rise in pensioner property wealth

The property wealth of retired homeowners has grown by over £20.3 billion in the...

Bower: Attitudes to inheritance changing

Equity release advisers are optimistic about the sector’s prospects for the coming six months,...

Next stop Leeds for Bridgewater masterclass

Bridgewater Equity Release has revealed that its next Equity Release Advice Masterclass will take...

Stonehaven ups maximum loan ceiling

Lifetime mortgage specialist Stonehaven has increased the maximum loan it will advance to borrowers...

Worrying number to sell home to fund retirement

7% of non-retired people, equating to around 2.5 million individuals, say they are planning...

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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...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...

Lloyds expects swell in completions ahead of stamp duty deadline

Lloyds Banking Group anticipates a 50% growth in property completions this month as buyers...

Satchell the latest to leave HTB bridging division

Lorenzo Satchell has become the latest senior member of the bridging team at Hampshire...