Equity Release

Why the PR work needs to continue

In most walks of life and business, perception is everything. I was reminded of...

Bower Retirement Services appoints business development head

Equity release adviser firm Bower Retirement Services has appointed Georgina Oxton to the newly...

Record breaking Q1 for equity release sector

Figures from the Equity Release Council for the period January to March 2015 show...

The Skipton introduces online retirement community

Skipton Building Society is launching an online community, retiresavvy.co.uk, with the aim of encouraging and...

Leeds Expo: all stands sold

All the stands have been sold for the Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) at Leeds...

Average pension savings mean a £208,000 shortfall

Retirement savers are targeting an average annual income of £13,100 from their private pension...

Equity release adviser acquisition shelved

Bower Retirement Services has revealed that its acquisition of Sixty Plus, an independent financial...

Generating income from property less popular in retirement

Brits plan to accumulate a ‘basket’ of products and sources of income to fund...

TFC Homeloans partners with Equity Release Supermarket

TFC Homeloans is expanding its current proposition to include a whole of market equity release...

Over-55s’ standard of living is on the up

Falling inflation has boosted the savings habits of over-55s as essential spending has fallen...

Equity Release Council back FCA’s lifetime mortgage position

The Equity Release Council has issued its response to the FCA’s policy statement on...

Cash-poor over-55s struggling to meet routine costs

Homeowners over the age of 55 are routinely skipping meals, leaving bills unpaid and...

FCA to go ahead with retirement income reforms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to proceed with the recommendations from its retirement...

Defaqto updates financial adviser guide following Budget

Defaqto has launched a post-Budget update of its financial adviser guide Looking forward to retirement. It...
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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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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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