Equity Release

In later life lending, labels matter

Ours is an industry where language matters. Where what we say to each other...

Air Academy adds new LIBF-accredited affordability module

Air Academy, the later-life lending learning platform, has introduced a new affordability module. The module...

Over 5,000 customers using Pure Retirement account platform

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has reported that over 5,000 customers register and interact...

LiveMore cuts over-50s’ mortgage rates

LiveMore has further reduced mortgage rates across its entire range of products by up...

Hodge improves residential rate switch proc fees

Specialist lender, Hodge, has announced a rise in its procuration fees for its broker...

Pure Retirement joins Criterion’s Equity Release Governance Group

Pure Retirement has become the latest firm to become a member of Criterion’s Equity...

Pure Retirement improves Heritage and Heritage Freedom ranges

Pure Retirement has announced further LTV reintroductions and criteria improvements across its Heritage range,...

AI is not the answer for later life lending

Earlier this year, the government held a conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as Rishi...

Concerns surrounding access to equity release fall

While the over-45s are less concerned about equity release in general, there are significant...

Fixed rates most important single feature to lifetime mortgage borrowers

Fixed interest rates are the most important feature to lifetime mortgage customers, with 37%...

LiveMore reduces all over-50 products’ mortgage rates

LiveMore has cut rates across all its mortgage products by up to 0.29 percentage...

Under-50s increasingly receiving financial support via released equity

New research from Hodge has found that almost two-thirds of people who are receiving...

Pure Retirement’s portfolio surpasses £5bn

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has surpassed £5 billion of loans serviced, following its...

Equity Release Supermarket launches referral service

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), the independent equity release advisory service, has announced the launch...
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Profile

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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Building Societies

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
Buy-to-let

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...
Appointments

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...
News

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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