Equity Release

Growth in equity release plan sales

Increased sales of equity release lifetime mortgage plans have increased the average amount released...

Worrying lack of financial planning for later life

65% of UK adults are unaware, unwilling or unable to address the financial challenges...

Nascent broker interest in equity release

A survey conducted by Paradigm Mortgage Services has found a growing level of interest...

Equity release: still much to be done

88% of advisers surveyed by LV= believe the equity locked up in a property...

End-to-end service from KRS for downsizing over-55s

Key Retirement Solutions is launching a nationwide service to handle the house buying and...

Equity release in 2013

As an actuary, I’m trained to use evidence-based scientific methods to anticipate the range...

It makes sense to team up over advice

If you rewind back a few years to before the global financial crisis, financial...

Bridgewater releases aid on price of long-term care

Bridgewater Equity Release has launched the latest in its series of 'Just a thought...'...

Pink to improve its equity release AR support

Pink is improving its support programme for equity release authorised ARs. This will include a...

Things to get tougher for the elderly

Much was made in the past of how equity release could be used to...

Equity Release Council passes 250 member mark

Membership of The Equity Release Council has passed the 250 mark, under a year...

Wide geographical divide in pensioner costs

The average cost of being a pensioner is £10,020 a year, based on Key...

Equity release growth predicted for 2013

The equity release market is set for a year of growth, according to the...

Equity release to ease pensioner poverty, suggests research

Equity release is set to play a key role in raising the incomes of...
1...126127128...134Page 127 of 134

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...

Latest news

Artificial Intelligence

Cyberattack disrupts Romanian property transactions

A cyberattack on Romania’s national land registry has disrupted property transactions across the country...
First-time buyers

Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

Just Mortgages has expanded its first-time buyer range with a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole...
Specialist

Aldermore sets out five-tier mortgage range for borrowers outside high street criteria

Aldermore is to introduce a five-tier residential lending range aimed at borrowers whose circumstances...
News

Buyers value energy efficiency but resist paying a premium

Energy efficiency matters to 85% of homebuyers, but only 2% would pay significantly more...

PROFILES