Equity Release

85% of over-55s have no long-term care plans

Over half of over-55s face "financial meltdown" in the event of needing to pay...

Equity release market continues to grow

The value of equity release plans agreed in the third quarter of 2013 totalled...

Parents still supporting offspring post-retirement

Parents’ financial commitments to their children do not end when their offspring start working...

Equity Release Council bolsters safeguards

The Equity Release Council has added an extra set of safeguards aimed at ensuring...

Steady rise in over 50s using home to fund retirement

The 'HIPpies' (home is pension) generation has doubled in the last year, according to LV=,...

There should be a distinction between mortgage and lifetime advice

The recent launch by provider, Hodge Lifetime, of its new ‘hybrid’ interest-only/lifetime mortgage product...

Jon King to leave more 2 life

Jon King is stepping down as managing director of more 2 life. He leaves more...

Equity release being used by divorcing over-60s

Almost one in 10 over-60s taking out equity release plans on the value of...

Crown partners Hodge with lifetime mortgage

UK mortgage servicer Crown Mortgage Management has completed a contract for Hodge Lifetime’s launch...

Exclusive equity release workshop for Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has published details of an exclusive equity release workshop being held...

Bridgewater heads west for next roundtable

Bridgewater Equity Release has announced its next roundtable adviser workshop is to be held...

Age Partnership and SimplyBiz join forces

SimplyBiz and Age Partnership has signed a joint agreement over compliance and equity release...

Downsizing strategy prevalent among interest-only customers

Around four out of five interest-only mortgage customers are relying wholly or partly on...

Don’t ignore the silver surfers

When you think of the average internet user – and the typical social media...
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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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Buy-to-let

CHL Mortgages expands into 80% LTV buy-to-let lending

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has entered the 80% loan-to-value (LTV) space with a new...
Appointments

Stagg Mortgage Services appoints Paul Lewis as growth director

Stagg Mortgage Services has appointed Paul Lewis as its new growth director as part...
Distribution

HLPartnership adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

HLPartnership has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel as part of its ongoing strategy...
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FCA warns consumers over ineffective credit builder products

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that many credit builder products fail to...

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