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Equity Release Council appoints COO

The Equity Release Council has appointed Donna Bathgate as its new chief operating officer...

Retirees selling up and renting

Many retired homeowners are getting off the property ladder to join the 25% of...

Downsizing winners and losers established

MGM Advantage has looked at the potential winners and losers from people who have...

Poor planning trends by those 55+

Aegon UK says a new survey into Retirement Readiness that it commissioned has uncovered...

Average equity released up 12% year-on-year

Increasing confidence in the use of property in financial planning has helped grow total...

Equity release market grows 29% in two years

Increased interest in equity release products has seen the total value of plans agreed...

National Counties unveils eight-year fixed rate

National Counties Building Society is now offering a mortgage targeted at borrowers approaching, or...

Shifting attitudes towards inheritance?

The interest-only time bomb stories may have died down slightly from the wall-to-wall coverage...

Equity release a solution for capital repayment issues?

45% of advisers think equity release plans enabling homeowners to continue paying interest on...

Brits look to lottery not saving for decent retirement

A greater number of UK adults think winning the lottery offers a better chance...

Equity Release Council counters rate critics

The Equity Release Council has responded to critics of product rates. Speaking at the...

Private equity fund takes majority stake in KRS

Key Retirement Solutions has announced the sale of a majority stake of the KRS...

Bridgewater outlines ‘masterclass’ schedule

Bridgewater Equity Release has published details of its next four Equity Release Advice Masterclass...

LV= cuts lifetime rates

LV='s lifetime mortgage interest rates have been cut by 20 basis points. For customers up...
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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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Stagg Mortgage Services appoints Paul Lewis as growth director

Stagg Mortgage Services has appointed Paul Lewis as its new growth director as part...
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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...
Buy-to-let

Affordability pressures deepen in Wales and North East as rental divergence widens

Regional divergence within the UK’s private rented sector has become more pronounced, with new...

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