Equity Release

Legal & General Home Finance joins Sesame’s later life panel

Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has become the latest provider to join Sesame...

Retirement planning being hit by pension changes

18% of over-40s state that increases to the state pension age have affected their...

Pure Retirement expands Classic Range distribution

300 further firms now have access to Pure Retirement's Classic lifetime mortgage range. It follows on...

Over-40s homeowners still positive about finances despite Covid

77% of UK homeowners over the age of 40 are confident about their current...

The Marsden teams up with Age Partnership

The Marsden Building Society has established a new partnership with equity release and later-life...

Pure Retirement offers 20% ERC-free overpayments 

Pure Retirement has launched a new Heritage Freedom 20 product, offering the ability to...

40% of advisers report drop in number of equity release cases

78% of advisers think more of their customers will look to equity release to...

Bank of Gran & Grandad driving stamp duty holiday gifting

The Bank of Gran and Grandad has gifted nearly £1 million a day during...

Equity release ‘myths’ still abound

12% of homeowners in the UK aged 40 and above would consider releasing equity...

Equity Release Council updates adviser guide

The Equity Release Council has refreshed its ‘Adviser Guide to Equity Release’ which is...

Product flexibility continues to increase in equity release market

Key Partnerships has revealed that the number of equity release products has reached a...

Advise Wise provides adviser desktop application

Advise Wise has introduced a desktop application to allow advisers to access the Advise...

Pure Retirement offers ERC-free repayments across whole range 

Pure Retirement has made changes to its Sovereign range, providing ERC-free repayment opportunities and...

More2life urges advisers to respond to FCA’s call for a new Consumer Duty 

Equity release lender, more2life, is calling on advisers to respond to the Financial Conduct...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...