Equity Release

Key Retirement grows market share

Key Retirement has reported that its market share within the equity release sector has...

Pension freedoms haven’t hit equity release

There were many commentators who suggested the new pension freedoms would sound the death...

Demand for ability to borrow in retirement

29% of over-55s expect to be in debt in retirement or are unsure whether...

Record quarterly amount for equity release lending

Industry figures from the Equity Release Council released today show that equity release lending...

More product choice needed to meet interest-only shortfalls

43% of advisers want to see more innovation on equity release lenders plans suitable...

Just Retirement adopts Vizolution’s vScreen

Just Retirement has deployed vScreen from Vizolution following a trial. vScreen is a...

Double-digit growth for equity release market

Retired homeowners released over £750 million of property equity in the first six months...

Budget consequences will run and run

If Chancellor George Osborne wanted to get the nation talking over the summer period...

Equity release referral cases 50% bigger than market average

Those intermediaries who refer customers to specialist equity release advisers are seeing their customers...

National equity release roadshows unveiled

Equity release lender More 2 Life has teamed up with Partnership Assurance to host...

L&G unveils lifetime mortgage offering

Legal & General has launched a branded lifetime mortgage product range. This follows the...

Equity release advisers told to broaden their horizons

Bridgewater Equity Release has urged specialist equity release advisers to expand their offering in...

We need greater clarity around MMR requirements

Last month I attended the ‘Great Retirement Money Debate’ which took place in London...

Large rise in registrations for Key Partnership

Key Partnerships has revealed that it has registered over 5,500 advisers, a 41% increase on...

COMMENT

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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