Equity Release

Advise Wise introduces Fact Find and Suitability Letter System

Following the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) comprehensive review of the equity release marketplace, Advise...

Three-quarters of 50-80-year-olds worried about cost-of-living

78% of homeowners aged between 50 and 80 are feeling the effects of the...

FCA finds substandard advice in later life lending market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reviewed the later life lending market and worked...

Air introduces later life lending Navigator tool suite

Air has announced the launch of its new Later Life Lending Navigator, which has...

Just Group extends Green Mortgage discount offering

Just Group has added the Green Mortgage discount feature to all of its Just...

Rise in aspirational use of lifetime mortgages

Over the first half of 2023, lifetime mortgage customers have become more open to...

Why you need to continually appraise where your business is at

Working in this sector, and telling people what you do, you’ll always be asked...

Hodge improves pension drawdown criteria for later life applicants

Hodge is increasing the percentage of pension drawdown it can accept to help more...

Advise Wise unveils annuity referral service

Advise Wise has announced the launch of its annuity referral system designed to help...

Advisers would welcome additional later life training and support

39% of later life advisers feel more ‘in-depth’ vulnerability training is needed to meet...

Adviser claims most equity release calculators “misleading”

Latest findings from Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), an independent equity release advisory service, suggests...

Responsible Lending expands access to Royal London equity release range

The range of lifetime mortgage products delivered by Responsible Lending in partnership with Royal...

Advise Wise provides new contact directory

Advise Wise has announced the launch of its newest platform feature, the Contacts Directory....

LiveMore offers automated DIP

LiveMore has developed a new mortgage origination platform in-house, incorporating a Decision in Principle...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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...

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...

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...

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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