Equity Release

Why Level 4 could become a minimum

For most practitioners in our sector May and June tend to be months to...

Retirement Advantage unveiled

Retirement solutions provider MGM Advantage and Stonehaven, the equity release provider, have combined to...

Poll: govt should signpost equity release

The government needs to promote the option of releasing equity to give people a...

Key hire at Key Retirement

Key Retirement has appointed Kevin Stelfox as its director of retirement options and wealth...

LPA sales continue to grow

Applications for Lasting Powers of Attorney are set to rise to over 330,000 during...

Vast majority unprepared for retirement

Only 7% of the UK population are on track for the retirement they aspire...

Over-55s being rejected because of their age

Research has found that 21% of over-55s who applied for a range of credit...

Warning sounded at smaller equity release advisers

Key Partnerships has warned that advisers completing small numbers of equity release cases a...

More 2 Life ups Interest Choice Plan LTVs

More 2 Life is improving the loan to value rates on its Interest Choice...

Equity release being used to clear debts

Retired homeowners are increasingly using their property wealth to clear debts, including loans, credit...

Brokers expect equity release growth despite pension freedoms

70% of equity release advisers expect the market to continue to grow over the...

More 2 Life unveils Tailored Choice Plan

More 2 Life has introduced its Tailored Choice Plan providing personalised plans and rates. The...

Paradigm announces lender and provider award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the first 2015 quarterly winners of its lender and provider awards. The...

FOS makes landmark age-related ruling

The Financial Ombudsman Service has ruled against HSBC, in what is the first time...
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COMMENT

Cover

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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Advice

Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious

The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...
First-time buyers

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...
funding

ABS 2026 review: Global and UK issues cool the market

It’s that time of the year again when the world of wholesale funding descends...
News

HomeOwners Alliance appoints Sarah Tucker as lead mortgage commentator

HomeOwners Alliance has partnered with property and mortgage expert Sarah Tucker, who will become...

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