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8% of grandparents use property wealth to support grandchildren

Research from Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has found that grandparents are providing financial...

Rebrand for 55Plus Equity Release

55Plus, the national equity release specialist, has rebranded after almost doubling turnover in the...

New Air CEO amidst senior team restructure

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has restructured its senior team. Paul Glynn...

Legal & General Home Finance launches API on Air Sourcing

Legal & General Home Finance has partnered with Air to launch its Application Programming...

Rockstead joins Equity Release Council

Rockstead has announced that it has become an Equity Release Council associate member. Rockstead...

Advise Wise extends AI-powered equity release suitability letter pilot

Advise Wise is expanding the pilot for its Suitability Letter template, powered by Artificial...

Repaying existing mortgage remains top reason for equity release

New data from Canada Life has revealed the top motivations for customers taking out...

Flexible approach key to opening up retirement mortgages

There can be no doubt that demand for later life lending is strong at...

New report outlines roadmap for future of later life lending

A new independent report commissioned by the Equity Release Council on the future of...

Standard Life Home Finance adds six lifetime mortgages to offering

Standard Life Home Finance has unveiled three new lifetime mortgage products - Horizon 240,...

Advise Wise introduces new feature for Consumer Duty

Advise Wise has added a new feature for its members which complements the product...

MBE Manchester seminar programme and keynote speaker revealed

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced that Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary...

Equity Release Council launches fees guide for consumers

The Equity Release Council has produced a new guide to help consumers better understand...

The market will grow in strength during 2023

It seems somewhat odd but we already over a sixth of the way through...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...