Equity Release

80% of later life advisers planning for growth

Eight out of 10 financial advisers in the equity release sector are looking to...

Standard Life Home Finance to hold online later life lending clinics

Standard Life Home Finance, is hosting a series of online clinics for at advisers...

Clients prioritise low interest rates in lifetime mortgage decisions

More than 80% of clients prioritise low interest rates when considering a lifetime mortgage,...

More2life unveils personalised lifetime mortgage rates

Later life lender more2life has introduced Flexi Interest Reward, a new lifetime mortgage feature...

Divorcing couples prioritise property wealth

11% of couples who divorce after the age of 50 use money from their...

Access FS becomes member of Equity Release Council

Access Financial Services has joined the Equity Release Council. Its mortgage advisers provide advice on...

LiveMore CEO reacts to FCA’s focus on later-life lending

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reinforced its commitment to Consumer Duty, making it...

Total equity release lending rises for third successive quarter

Over 15,000 customers were active in the equity release market for the first time...

2025: A year of continued positive change for later life lending

In many ways, last year was a consolidatory yet overall successful year for the...

Average lifetime mortgage house values up 25% year-on-year

Average property values among new lifetime mortgage customer are continuing to rise, according to...

Rise in lifetime mortgage use for debt and mortgage repayments

Pure Retirement has reported a number of changes in use of its later life...

Equity Release Associates appoints managing director

Equity Release Associates (ERA), a network for self-employed equity release advisers, has appointed Sara...

Advise Wise integrates with LV= to offer ‘instant KFIs’ and direct online apps

Advise Wise has announced the successful completion of an advanced API integration with LV=. This...

Advise Wise adds Forever Legal to one-click instruction feature

Advise Wise has announced the extension of its one-click instruction feature to Forever Legal’s...
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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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Building Societies

The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages

The Cambridge has relaunched a selection of fixed rate mortgage products, including interest-only options...
Building Societies

Vernon BS adds free legals to selected remortgage deals

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Buy-to-let

Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

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valuations

Castle Trust Bank adds AVMs to buy-to-let applications

Castle Trust Bank has introduced automated valuation models on eligible buy-to-let cases as part...

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