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Air appoints new business development consultant

Later life lending platform, Air, has appointed Nicola Palmer as senior business development consultant to...

Air relaunches training academy

Recently rebranded Air has now introduced its new-look Air Academy. Its training programme accredited by...

London Rebuilding Society unveils home improvement equity release deal

Not-for-profit enterprise, London Rebuilding Society, has launched a new home improvement equity release product....

Making sense of current statistics

Spend long enough at any industry conference and you will inevitably pick up on...

Co-op Insurance to offer later life options via L&G

Co-op Insurance has partnered with Legal & General to offer later life mortgage options...

Pure Retirement expands Heritage range

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has launched a new high LTV product in its...

Air unveils new brand and proposition

Air has revealed its new brand and purpose at its National Later Life Adviser...

TMA Club teams up with Standard Life Home Finance

TMA Club has launched a new partnership with Standard Life Home Finance, bringing its...

Changes in equity release customers’ needs and attitudes

Equity release funded an estimated £3 billion in retirement spending last year, according to...

Cost of living crisis showing in equity release applications

14% of Canada Life's equity release applications in Q1 were from customers looking to...

12% of retirees still have mortgage debt

Research from pensions and retirement specialist LV= highlights how millions of people are retiring...

OneFamily announces new non-executive director

OneFamily has revealed that Melanie Hind will be joining its board as a non-executive...

Let’s improve service in the later life lending market

Delivering quality customer service will always be a top priority in the later life...

Equity Release Supermarket welcomes two new advisers

Equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), has appointed two new advisers. With...

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Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

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,...

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L&C Mortgages appoints Sidney Wager as managing director

L&C Mortgages has confirmed that Sidney Wager is to join the business as managing...

No surprises from Monetary Policy Committee meeting

The Bank of England has announced that the Bank Rate will remain at 4.5%. The...

Gatehouse Bank added to Mortgage Brain sourcing platforms

Mortgage Brain has added Shariah-compliant ethical bank, Gatehouse Bank, to its Sourcing Brain and...

InterBay makes key sales appointments

Commercial lender InterBay, part of OSB Group, has bolstered its broker support with the...