Equity Release

More 2 Life cuts rates

More 2 Life has cut the rates on its standard equity release plan from...

Equity release ‘to go mainstream’

LV= says its latest research reveals 80% of advisers new to the equity release...

Bridgewater to host Masterclass

Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold an Equity Release Advice Masterclass. The event is...

Growth in amount of equity being released

Equity release growth continued in the first quarter of 2012 with both plan sales...

Bridgewater publishes new home reversion sales aid

Bridgewater Equity Release is urging advisers to tackle misconceptions which often surround home reversion. ...

Rise in equity release advances

Equity release advances for the first quarter of 2012 were up 10% on the...

The myth of lead generation

There is a noticeable trend towards performance based marketing and lead generation sits at...

Government: equity release needs you

A new report is calling for more government support for equity release, explains Peter...

Bridgewater publishes latest ‘Just a thought…’

Bridgewater Equity Release has launched the fourth in its series of sales aids for...

Don’t overcomplicate equity release

We are in danger of over-complicating equity release, warns Peter Welch, head of sales...

Aviva added to Paradigm equity release panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Aviva to its preferred panel of equity release providers. Member...

Who’s responsible for equity release education? “Not us,” say brokers

Bridgewater Equity Release has asked advisers to consider their own responsibilities in delivering increased...

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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