Equity Release

Wilson and Tweed to leave as Air revamps senior team

Air has outlined the make-up of its new senior leadership team. Over the past...

Equity Release Council launches legal guide & vulnerability insights report

The Equity Release Council has launched a Legal Guide to Equity Release as well...

Advise Wise appoints managing director

Advise Wise, the sourcing platform for later life advisers, has announced the appointment of...

Growing acceptance of borrowing into older age

61% of homeowners in the UK - equivalent to 18.7 million people – are...

Legal & General to back Later Life Lending Collaboration adviser events

There are to be a series of free Later Life Lending Collaboration adviser events...

Standard Life Home Finance improves Horizon LTVs

Standard Life Home Finance has added a new plan, Horizon 650, to its Horizon...

Mortgage Intelligence partners with Air

Air, the later-life lending platform, has announced a new partnership with network Mortgage Intelligence. ...

Advise Wise updates research PDF for compliance and audit

Advise Wise has announced the release of its improved research PDF document. The sourcing...

Pure Retirement revamps Emerald range

Pure Retirement has refreshed its Emerald range of lifetime mortgages, designed to offer consumers...

High-value properties being used for equity release

Pure Retirement has highlighted the popularity of modern equity release products among owners of...

Later life lending catering for increasingly diverse range of needs and audiences

Analysis of data from the first quarter of 2024 by lifetime mortgage lender Pure...

More2life up maximum LTV on Flexi Choice products to 48%

More2life has announced that customers now can access higher LTVs across all age bands...

Pure Retirement ups Classic range LTVs

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has increased LTVs on its Classic lifetime mortgages to...

Air Sourcing adds new features around affordability

Air has made several updates to its Air Sourcing platform to help advisers in...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Specialist lenders drive semi-commercial market towards £1bn

Britain's semi-commercial mortgage market is on course to exceed £1 billion of annual lending...

Equity Release Council names John Godfrey as chair

John Godfrey, the former head of the No 10 policy unit, has been appointed...

Monmouthshire app brings in new generation of customers

Seven in 10 customers registered for Monmouthshire Building Society's app had not previously banked...

Clydesdale to raise selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale is to increase selected residential product transfer rates by up to 0.23%. The changes...

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