Equity Release

Worrying number to sell home to fund retirement

7% of non-retired people, equating to around 2.5 million individuals, say they are planning...

LV= to hold fringe events during conference season

LV= and think-tank Demos are holding fringe events at the three main political parties’...

Growth predicted for ‘retirement lending’

'Enhanced' lifetime mortgage provider more 2 life is revamping its approach to underwriting its...

Equity release: hard work just begun

In last month’s column, I wrote about the importance of consumer education when it...

Key Group takes stake in Primetime Retirement

Primetime Retirement has agreed a deal with Key Retirement Solutions Group, funded by Phoenix...

CML unveils pre-election ‘manifesto’

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has published a housing market manifesto aimed at...

Key Group acquires secured loan packager

Key Group is expanding its proposition with the acquisition of V Loans, the Wimslow-based...

New seminar theatres for Financial Services Expo

Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has announced a range of new seminar theatres to...

Bower Retirement Services looks to double adviser numbers

National equity release adviser firm Bower Retirement Services is aiming to significantly grow its...

Bridgewater outlines autumn masterclass schedule

Bridgewater Equity Release revealed details of its next set of four Equity Release Advice...

Equity release lending “goes from strength to strength”

Industry figures from the Equity Release Council show equity release lending totalled £325.6m in...

Key partners with the Family

Key Retirement Solutions has been appointed as the equity release partner for the newly-launched...

Advisers needs educating about home reversion

Education about home reversion plans is critical. Even in the advisory community. We find...

17% rise in average equity release loan

Retired homeowners cashed in more than £641 million in property wealth during the first...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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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

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Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...
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Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

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