Equity Release

Finova powering Standard Life’s equity release entrance

Finova has been selected to provide the software that will power Standard Life Home...

7.5 million over-55s need home adaptation for care needs

New research from Key indicates that 7.5 million older people will be looking to...

Pure Retirement launches new resources with Asset TV

Pure Retirement has introduced a new Brand Health Check Guide in collaboration with Asset...

TMA Club to provide resources on identifying vulnerability

53% of brokers who responded to a TMA Club survey say they are confident...

Equity Release Supermarket launches new group platform

Equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), has launched a new Equity Release Group...

Canada Life adds new Lifestyle Select products

Canada Life is improving its Lifestyle Select home finance product range, by introducing two...

Advise Wise adds new legal hub and allows direct legal instruction

Advise Wise has unveiled a ‘Direct Instruction’ feature enabling advisers to instruct solicitors directly...

Attitudes changing to secured debt in retirement

45% of mortgaged homeowners under the age of 40 made it not the property...

Advisers and later life clients all want family involvement

Later life advisers and clients are aligned when it comes to the importance of...

Advisers want later life clients re-educated by industry

Advisers operating in the later life lending sector think the most important priority for...

Later life lending demand only going in one direction

At the time of year, we in the industry tend to get asked what...

Hodge appoints new business development manager

Hodge has appointed Hema Patel as the new business development manager for the north...

Covid causing over-50s to want to live in current home for life

76% of over 50s say they are now more likely to stay in their...

Four-fifths of advisers expect 2022 equity release market growth

80% of equity release advisers are confident that the market will grow in 2022,...

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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