Equity Release

LiveMore claims “broadest property criteria” for lifetime mortgage

LiveMore has launched Property Plus, a lifetime mortgage which it claims has the "broadest...

Just Mortgages launches equity release licence workshops

Just Mortgages has launched a new series of workshops to help self-employed brokers secure...

Lifetime mortgage customers show signs of caution

The Equity Release Council’s Autumn 2023 Market Report has revealed that UK mortgage holders...

Air to partner with Stonebridge network

Later-life lending platform, Air, has announced plans to partner with Stonebridge to bolster the...

Advise Wise extends legal reach to Scotland

Advise Wise has announced a significant expansion of its legal hub with the addition...

Pure Retirement improves adviser application journey

Pure Retirement has launched an online application journey, with an enhanced online form designed...

Majority of 50-79-year-olds distrust financial services providers

There is an “alarming” lack of trust in financial service providers among those aged...

Hodge improves later life criteria

Hodge is making criteria enhancements to its later life mortgage products on 9 October. The...

HLP provides free membership to Air Academy

Air has revealed plans to partner with HLP to boost the network’s proposition to...

Later life market ‘soft skills’ more important than ever

In the later life lending space we’ve always talked a lot about the need...

Pure Retirement reintroduces Heritage Freedom range

Pure Retirement has announced the reintroduction of its Heritage Freedom range, offering customers repayment...

Advise Wise adds Just online application submission

Advise Wise has introduced online application submission for Just products to its later life...

Air Sourcing makes charity donation to Alzheimer’s Society

Air, the later life lending platform, will mark World Alzheimer's Day by donating £6,000...

Advise Wise introduces Fact Find and Suitability Letter System

Following the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) comprehensive review of the equity release marketplace, Advise...

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The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by estate agents wasn’t so much a revelation as it was...

Rachel Reeves rolls back mortgage rules: return to risk or reasonable reform?

Rachel Reeves is to roll back bureaucratic red tape introduced since the 2008 financial crash to allow people to borrow more for mortgages. Under the...

Gavin Opperman: Why teachers deserve a mortgage model of their own

As Chief Executive of Teachers Building Society, Gavin Opperman brings a distinctive global perspective and a deep personal mission to the helm of one...

Reeves’ reforms are a welcome boost but the housing market must modernise

Rachel Reeves’ announcement marks a clear shift in housing policy, with measures that could help thousands more first-time buyers onto the property ladder. Increasing lending...

What is the Protection Claims Charter – and how does it work?

The moment of truth for any insurance product is at point of claim. Insurers have been publishing claims statistics for almost two decades now, highlighting...

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Buy-to-let lending sees strongest revival since mini-budget, says UK Finance

Buy-to-let mortgage lending surged in the first quarter of 2025, reaching levels not seen...

YBS Commercial raises BTL procuration fees and trims rates

YBS Commercial Mortgages has increased its buy-to-let procuration fee and made modest rate cuts...

Gen H the latest lender to lift loan-to-income caps

Gen H has announced a series of significant changes to its loan-to-income (LTI) policy...

Afin Bank officially enters UK mortgage market with underserved borrower focus

Afin Bank has launched a range of residential and buy-to-let products aimed at some...