Equity Release

Just Retirement appoints business development director

Dominic Holmes has joined Just Retirement as business development director. He will lead the team...

Study looks at equity release advice opportunities

Homeowners who are getting ready for retirement are more open to professional advice on...

ERSA joins Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Solicitors Alliance (ERSA) and the seven individual member firms have announced...

LV= reduces equity release rates

LV= has cut the rates on its lifetime and flexible lifetime mortgages. The equity release...

Equity release – getting the message across

Just recently I had a discussion with an account manager in the equity release...

New member of Equity Release Council

Gateway Surveyors has become a member of the Equity Release Council. "Over the...

Bridgewater’s latest ‘Just a thought…’ out

Bridgewater Equity Release has published a new ‘Just a thought...’ sales aid for advisers...

The improving perception of equity release

No matter how much one earns, it never seems to stop the idle daydreams...

Pension not seen as retirement solution for many

44% of people do not currently expect to use a pension to fund their...

Duo added to Equity Release Council board

The Equity Release Council has appointed Liz Barclay and Jim Dredge as standards board...

Family benefitting from pensioner equity release

Key Retirement Solutions has reported that 31% of pensioners used property wealth to help...

60% earnings gender gap at 50

The average 50-year-old man earns almost 60% more than the average 50-year-old woman, with...

Dramatic drop in retirement income expectations

Britons’ expectations of income in retirement are down on what they were two years...

Bridgewater produces marketing & PR sales aid

Bridgewater Equity Release has recommended equity release advisers refresh their marketing and public relations...
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COMMENT

Comment

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Appointments

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...
Building Societies

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
Building Societies

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...
Buy-to-let

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

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