Equity Release

Advise Wise expands solicitor panel with Gilroy Steel

Advise Wise has announced the addition of Gilroy Steel Solicitors to its specialist solicitor...

Just backs Advise Wise calculator to support better later life lending advice

Just Group has thrown its support behind Advise Wise’s Cost Calculator, becoming the official...

Advisers falling short on Consumer Duty in later life lending, Key warns

A significant number of financial advisers lack full confidence in meeting Consumer Duty obligations...

Unlocking housing wealth in retirement ‘could add £21bn to UK economy by 2040’

More than half of UK households are expected to rely on property wealth to...

Equity Release Group to provide later life lending advice to StepChange clients

Equity Release Group has been named the exclusive provider of later life lending advice...

LiveMore calls for clarity in later life lending

LiveMore, the mortgage lender specialising in products for those aged 50 to 90 and...

Advisers warned of regulatory risks over neglecting wills and LPAs in later life lending

Financial advisers could be falling short of regulatory expectations and endangering customer outcomes by...

Standard Life Home Finance names Phil Quinn as head of sales

Standard Life Home Finance has appointed Phil Quinn as its new head of sales. Quinn...

Redefining ‘later life lending’ for a fairer financial future

The phrase ‘later life lending’ is becoming increasingly common in financial services but what...

Air launches new app to bolster adviser support

Air, the later life lending platform, has launched a new app exclusively for its...

Advisers regularly reject later life lending enquiries, new study reveals

A significant proportion of financial advisers are routinely turning away potential clients seeking later...

High-value homeowners drive rise in lifetime mortgage uptake, says Pure Retirement

New data from specialist lender Pure Retirement suggests a notable shift in the profile...

Q&A: Dave Harris, CEO, more2life

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Dave Harris, CEO at more2life. Mortgage Soup (MS): How...

More over-55’s using lifetime mortgages to clear debts and home loans

A growing number of older homeowners are turning to lifetime mortgages to manage financial...
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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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