Equity Release

Air launches library for Consumer Duty

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has launched a Consumer Duty Later...

Potential UK equity release totals £616bn

The total amount of housing equity available to homeowners aged over 55 now stands...

More2life refreshes Prime Choice range

More2life has announced the return of its Prime Choice product range, following a six-month...

Advise Wise makes platform improvements

Advise Wise, the sourcing platform for later life products, has announced further improvements to...

Documentation is key to complaint handling

When it comes to record-keeping and ensuring every single part of the advice is...

Home improvement is top reason for Legal & General Home Finance equity release

Equity release drawdown data from Legal & General Home Finance has revealed that home...

Most common equity release ‘spends’ revealed

The latest research from over-50s specialists SunLife has revealed that home improvements are the...

Nearly £17k made on property by pensioners over last 12 months

Over-65s have seen their property wealth increase by nearly £1,400 a month in the...

90,000 equity release customers cut future interest costs by £116m

The Equity Release Council’s Spring 2023 Market Report has revealed that the number of...

Mini-Budget caused mortgage overpayment spike

UK households made an unprecedented £23.3bn of mortgage overpayments in 2022, equivalent to £64m...

Charity boss to chair equity release standards committee

The Equity Release Council has appointed a new independent chair to its standards committee,...

Advise Wise extends CRM for Consumer Duty

Advise Wise has improved its sourcing platform into a fully fledged CRM system to...

Air launches National Later Life Adviser Conference

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has launched the registration process for...

Equity Release Supermarket makes new hires

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has announced the appointment of three new advisers and a...

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Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

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Landlords turn to remortgaging as demand for property improvements rises

The number of landlords remortgaging to release funds for property improvements has surged over...

Finova names new chief technology officer to lead innovation drive

Finova, the mortgage and savings software provider, has appointed David Espley as chief technology...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates with focus on first-time buyers

Barclays has announced a series of mortgage rate cuts across its residential purchase and...

Fleet Mortgages trims HMO and MUFB rates across 75% LTV range

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates on its 75% loan-to-value HMO and multi-unit freehold block...