Equity Release

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...

Aviva broadens flexible equity release pilot

Aviva is widening the pilot of its new flexible rating tool for equity release....

Tax takes a 29% chunk of pensioner income

The average UK pensioner household pays out 29% of its income in retirement to...

Advising older homeowners in financial difficulty

For those of us who have not yet reached it, when we look ahead...

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...
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COMMENT

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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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