Equity Release

75% of over-55s ignorant of green mortgages

Research commissioned by equity release advisory firm Age Partnership has found that 80% of...

OneFamily withdraws lifetime mortgages products

OneFamily Lifetime Mortgages is temporarily withdrawing its products from new business, citing recent instability...

Standard Life Home Finance joins Mortgage Advice Bureau panel

Standard Life Home Finance has joined the Mortgage Advice Bureau later life lender panel....

Hodge makes board appointment

Hodge has strengthened its board with the appointment of a new senior independent director. Penny...

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...

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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