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OneFamily appoints director of intermediaries and partnerships

OneFamily has announced the appointment of Alan Waddington as its new director of intermediaries...

Royal London’s LV= takeover talks collapse

Royal London has confirmed that its merger discussions with LV= have ended. December saw Royal...

Equity release providers “upping their game”

Air Club has published its fourth half-year equity release provider ‘Temperature Check’ report focusing...

A case of history repeating?

There could be a tendency - after what was clearly a very good year...

New chair announced for OneFamily

OneFamily has announced that its chair of nearly seven years, Christina McComb, is to...

Paying off mortgage remains most popular reason for equity release

46% of equity release applications to Canada Life in 2021 were from customers looking...

Equity Release Council introduces new repayment safeguards

The Equity Release Council has announced that new equity release customers will be able...

New high in value of housing available for equity

A record £760 billion of equity was available for release in UK homes in...

Air Group breaks £1bn distribution barrier

Air Group has reported that over £1 billion of later life lending was placed...

Pure Retirement revamps intermediary sales team

Pure Retirement has expanded its intermediary sales team, providing its advisers with access to support...

Covid made it harder to spot vulnerable customers

More2life has reported that half of advisers say it is harder to identify vulnerable...

Key Group appoints national account manager

Key Group, the specialist provider of over-55s' financial solutions, has appointed Alistair Morrison as...

Key: size of withdrawals driving equity release market

A record £4.4 billion in property wealth was released in 2021, according to data...

Second charges helping businesses to capital raise

Business owners are using second charge mortgages to raise capital as the Omicron variant...

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Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

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...

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Blackstone and Pluto Finance launch £2bn real estate partnership

Blackstone has struck a £2 billion partnership with Pluto Finance to expand its presence...

Property chief urges Reeves to prioritise housing reforms in Budget

Rachel Reeves has been urged to use next month’s Autumn Budget to deliver decisive...

Remortgage completions fall sharply as borrowers face higher payments

The number of remortgage completions fell by more than a quarter in August as...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an...