Equity Release

Pure Retirement launches with Phoebus Software

Pure Retirement has launched using the Phoebus Equity Release solution as its new business...

Enhanced equity release behind more 2 life growth

Equity release lender more 2 life has reported that its lending by value through...

AToM offers Hodge Lifetime fixed mortgage

  All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has announced a new relationship with Hodge Lifetime....

KRS calls for alternative to Equity Bank

Key Retirement Solutions has claimed that a government ‘no negative equity guarantee’ could cut...

There is a solution for the ‘cash poor’

For most of us home is where the heart is and it’s certainly the...

Stonehaven acquisition given green light

The acquisition of Stonehaven by MGM Advantage group has received regulatory approval. The deal...

Bridgewater off to Peterborough for roundtable

Bridgewater Equity Release will be heading to Peterborough next month to hold the latest...

Important hire for Key Retirement Solutions

Billy Burrows has joined Key Retirement Solutions as associate director. Burrows will be the...

Retirees want to stay in their own homes

70% of homeowners aged 65+ want to stay living in their current property during...

Retired homeowners own property worth £807bn

Property wealth of retired homeowners has grown by more than £6.3 billion in the...

Reader’s Digest partners with Responsible Life

Retirement specialist Responsible Life has launched an exclusive partnership with Reader’s Digest UK, to...

Retirees not valuing advice

Retirees may not take up the offer of guidance announced in the Budget, according...

Saga joins Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council (The Council) has announced that Saga, the over-50s insurer and...

LV= updates equity release lending policy

LV= has launched an enhanced equity release lending policy document for advisers. The policy document...

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...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

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

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