Equity Release

CML issues its own election manifesto

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has launched a new animated version of its...

New Life acquisition will boost equity release market

Acceptance can come in many different shapes and forms, particularly when it comes to...

Wanted: 800 new equity release specialists

Equity release adviser firm Bower Retirement Services has calculated that the UK needs to...

Goldsmith Williams welcomes L&G equity release move

Goldsmith Williams has said it is not surprised by the news that Legal & General...

L&G to enter lifetime mortgage market via acquisition

Legal & General Group is to acquire 100% of New Life Home Finance for...

Hodge Lifetime cuts five-year fixed rate

Hodge Lifetime has reduced the interest rate on its retirement mortgage with a five...

Bridgewater announces workshop timetable

Bridgewater Equity Release will hold its first ‘around the table’ adviser workshop of 2015...

Equity release customers funding home improvements

Key Retirement's 2014 Equity Release Market Monitor shows 63% of customers – compared with 58%...

Drawdown rate cut by Pure Retirement

Pure Retirement has cut the interest rate on the Pure Drawdown Plan. This scheme was...

DeVere Mortgages launches due to expat demand

DeVere United Kingdom has launched a new, standalone brand called deVere Mortgages. The FCA-regulated firm...

No fall in proportion of people retiring with debt

19% of those planning to retire in 2015 will do so with debts outstanding,...

LLA strikes will-writing deal

The Later Life Academy (LLA), the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers,...

Paradigm announces award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the yearly winners of its Lender and Provider Awards. ...

KR Group hires COO

KR Group, which trades as Key Retirement, has announced the appointment of Michael Schaefer...
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COMMENT

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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News

Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

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

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

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

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

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