Equity Release

All 99 and no flake

The news a couple of months ago of the resignation of Adrian Bloomfield from...

Pension shortfalls to drive equity release

Retirees looking for ways to supplement a shortfall in pension income will be behind...

Public ignorant of ‘healthy life expectancy’ figures

Healthy life expectancy Is 'flat-lining', according to Prudential. "People realise that living longer may...

Equity Release Council questions social care proposals

The Equity Release Council has expressed concern following publication of the government's white paper...

Improving fortunes for over-55s

Aviva has reported that the overall fortunes of the UK's over-55s have continued to...

Honister ARs offered lifeline

Key Retirement Solutions and Annuity People have teamed up to offer support to appointed...

Equity Release Council in Commons launch

The Equity Release Council has begun its public affairs engagement programme with yesterday's House...

Bridgewater to hold masterclass in Solihull

Bridgewater Equity Release has released details of its third Equity Release Advice Masterclass for...

Bridgewater provides ‘soft fact’ aid

Bridgewater Equity Release is calling on advisers to consider customers’ responses to a variety...

Why I support the Equity Release Council

A revamped and united trade body is set to deal with issues such as...

MetLife highlights ‘uncertain generation’

The average British 50-year-old has under half of the retirement savings they will need...

Advisers should highlight protected equity guarantees

External factors are bridging about innovation in the equity release market, More 2 Life...

Equity release for home improvement piloted

Just Retirement is to pilot an equity release service with home improvement agency Foundations. Over...

‘Squeezed middle’ struggling to make ends meet

Over half of Just Retirement Solutions' customers seeking advice on equity release were failing...

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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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Skipton brings brokers and developers together to drive sustainable housing agenda

Skipton Building Society has brought together brokers, developers, and sustainability specialists at its head...

Foundation Home Loans expands residential range and cuts rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced a series of rate reductions and product enhancements across...

ColCap and Molo complete £300m buy-to-let securitisation

ColCap Financial and digital mortgage lender Molo have completed their second securitisation under the...

West Brom cuts mortgage rates to aid first-time buyers and remortgagers

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its core two-year and three-year mortgage...

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