Equity Release

PII is not a simple tick-box exercise

Calling something a ‘tick-box exercise’ generally deems it to be trivial or certainly an...

Majority of over-60s haven’t planned for care

72% of over-60s have not thought about planning for later life care, despite the...

Equity release gifting could save 14 years off FTB mortgage term

Equity release gifting could help younger generations pay off their mortgages five years sooner...

Pure Retirement renews contract with Phoebus Software

Pure Retirement has signed a new contract with Phoebus Software Limited (PSL). The two firms...

Pure Retirement offers free EPCs on Classic Mortgages

Pure Retirement is to offer new customers, who take out a Classic lifetime mortgage,...

Aviva sees shift in views over family financial legacies

Over half of over 55s want to see the benefit of giving significant financial...

Deloitte joins Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has announced Deloitte as its newest associate member. Deloitte provides...

Standard Life Home Finance hires new BDM

Standard Life Home Finance has expanded its business development team with the appointment of...

LV=’s interim chief exec to stand down

LV= has announced that Mark Hartigan, LV= chief executive, intends to step down as...

One-third of over-60s don’t expect to pay for care costs

30% of over-60s do not expect to pay for later life care costs, with...

Lifetime mortgage market shows steady growth

There were 29% more lifetime mortgages sold in March 2022 than they were in...

Debt amongst over-55s set to top £400bn in a decade

Over-55s are expected to borrow £22bn more in 2022 than last year, according to...

Equity Release Supermarket appoints new CMO

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) have announced the appointment of Richard Brook as its chief...

Air appoints new business development consultant

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

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...
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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...
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Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

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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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