Equity Release

Over-65s’ property wealth continues to increase

The Stamp Duty holiday and Budget measures to help first-time buyers are the key...

Air Group unveils new factfind and suitability report

Air Group has launched a new factfind and suitability report for advisers via Air...

Air Group and Knowledge Bank to hold Criteria Clinics

Air Group is offering a series of new ‘Criteria Clinics’ in conjunction with criteria...

Key’s customer facing staff to be Dementia Friends

Equity release advisory firm, Key, has arranged for its customer facing staff, totalling more than...

more2life to co-host Later Life Lending Symposium

More2life is to co-host the Later Life Lending Symposium with Key Partnerships and Air Group...

OneFamily unveils lifetime mortgage support for advisers

OneFamily has introduced a Lifetime Mortgage Knowledge Hub to support financial advisers with guides,...

H2 2020 recovery for equity release market

The Equity Release Council has reported that the total value of UK private property...

Reasons for equity release declines revealed

More2life has looked at the reasons why equity release cases are declined in order...

Equity Release Council refreshes brand and adds endorsement mark

The Equity Release Council has refreshed its branding to reflect the "innovative and vibrant...

New CFO for Key Group

Key Group has appointed Simon Drew as chief financial officer (CFO). Drew has spent over...

TRM appoints equity release supervision & development manager

The Later Life Lending Network, the equity release proposition of The Right Mortgage and...

My Care Consultant: consumers need access to joined-up advice

My Care Consultant (MCC) has published an adviser-facing guide entitled ‘Equity Release and the...

OneFamily doubles size of advice team

OneFamily is to expand its equity release advice proposition, with a doubling of its...

Over-55s’ unsecured debt a growing problem

Unsecured debt is a major issue for older homeowners, according to new data analysis...

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Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

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Rising cost of living could stall housing market activity

The rising cost of living remains the most pressing concern for Britons and could...

The Mortgage Works cuts switcher rates for existing landlords

The Mortgage Works has announced reductions of up to 0.25 percentage points on selected...

Homeowners stay put as remortgaging nears parity with home purchases

Britain’s homeowners are increasingly choosing to refinance rather than move, with remortgage activity now...

Co-operative Bank in sub-4% mortgage arena following rate cuts 

The Co-operative Bank for Intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates, bringing...