Equity Release

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...

Tread carefully with increased demand for later life lending

Understandably, there is a lot of speculation and conjecture around the current economic environment,...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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