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When later life clients don’t want to keep it in the family

"You can choose your friends but you sho’ can’t choose your family, an’ they’re...

Air releases H1 2022 ‘temperature check’

Air, the later life services platform, has announced the release of its ‘Temperature Check’...

Equity Release Council appoints two NEDs

The Equity Release Council has announced the appointment of two independent non-executive directors (NEDs),...

Lifetime mortgage popularity grows in every UK region

The popularity of lifetime mortgage is growing across every UK region, according to the...

Hodge appoints chief people officer

Gareth Thomas has joined Hodge’s executive team as its chief people officer. Thomas (pictured)...

Age Partnership increases profits and market share

Advisory firm Age Partnership has reported a £2.6m profit for the Covid-affected year ending...

Rising house prices set to boost equity release

OneFamily has stated that equity release is set to grow, driven by rising house...

Finova Broker CRM integrates with Air Sourcing

Finova has announced that its Broker CRM is the first to integrate with Air...

Having children costs women £2.4k p.a. in retirement

New research from equity release lender more2life and economics consultancy Cebr has found that...

Pure Retirement launches customer account management platform

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has introduced the MyPure online account management platform for...

LV= appoints chief executive

Liverpool Victoria Financial Services Limited (LV=) has announced the appointment of David Hynam as...

Don’t ignore brokers’ issues with lifetime mortgage service

Have we reached the point where equity release is firmly part of the financial...

Air Academy appoints chairman

Later life services platform, Air, has announced the appointment of Jon Dunckley as chairman...

Air to hold annual later life lending awards

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, will be hosting the UK’s first...

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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

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...

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Three-quarters of brokers expect rate hold

76% of specialist brokers expect that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...

The Finance Family adopts Acre as platform for growth

Midlands-based The Finance Family has migrated its team of over 20 brokers to Acre’s...

‘Consumer thinking’ holding businesses back from better finance solutions

New research from Time Finance has revealed that many UK businesses default to consumer-style...

British Business Bank reports how pivotal first Covid lockdown was

Five years since the first Covid-19 lockdown, new data from Start Up Loans, part...