Equity Release

LV= makes key retirement appointment

Stuart Wilson has joined LV= as head of marketing for its retirement solutions business. Wilson...

Equity release and first-time buyers

The struggle facing first-time buyers in amassing a sufficient deposit has been well-documented, but...

Politicians appointed to Equity Release Council board

The Equity Release Council has appointed several senior politicians to its newly formed Advisory...

Over-50s struggling to save enough for retirement

31% of consumers over the age of 55 do not save any money each...

Business owners failing in pension provision

46% of UK business owners have no private pension savings to support them in...

Newlife improves lifetime deal and adds new 65+ product

Newlife has launched the 65+Mortgage with a free standard remortgage legal package. The product is...

50s still see home as key to financing retirement

28% of working homeowners over 50 intend to access the equity in their home...

Bridgewater to hold Masterclass in Exeter

Bridgewater Equity Release has announced a further Equity Release Advice Masterclass. The fourth of the...

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...

COMMENT

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey

Halifax has once again been named the best overall lender for broker experience in...

Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers

Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...

Hinckley & Rugby adds visa mortgage products to offering

Hinckley & Rugby for intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products across...

NatWest strengthens broker support with intermediary team expansion

NatWest has expanded its intermediary leadership team with the creation of two new corporate...

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