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Pure Retirement introduces Classic Range direct debit facility

Pure Retirement has launched an option for customers to self-manage their accounts as needed post-completion. The...

Equity Release Associates adds additional training dates

Equity Release Associates (ERA) has announced the addition of two more induction programmes in...

Pure Retirement joins Brilliant panel

Mortgage club and specialist mortgage distributor, Brilliant Solutions, has announced the addition of lifetime...

Phoebus and Pure Retirement extend partnership

Pure Retirement and Phoebus Software Limited have agreed a new contract. The equity release provider...

Key Partnerships hires sales ops manager

Equity release referral firm Key Partnerships has appointed Thomas Lowcock as sales operations manager,...

OneFamily teams up with Brilliant Solutions

OneFamily has joined mortgage club Brilliant Solutions’ later life panel. The lifetime mortgage provider's flexible...

Equity Release Council builds risk, policy & compliance team

The Equity Release Council has created a risk, policy and compliance team and made...

Stamp Duty holiday boosts over-65s’ property wealth

Over 2020, the property wealth of the over-65s in the UK increased by more...

More2life targets high value property owners with new product

More2life has launched its latest lifetime mortgage, Capital Choice Ultra Lite. The product will be...

LV= acquired by private equity firm

Liverpool Victoria Financial Services Limited (LV=) has agreed to be acquired by Bain Capital,...

Advisers optimistic about 2021 equity release market

72% of advisers believe the value of the equity release market to grow in...

Mortgage brokers responsible for bulk of equity release referral market

Mortgage intermediaries account for 56% of the equity release introducer market, according to the...

More2life partners with Brilliant Solutions

More2life has unveiled a new exclusive partnership with Brilliant Solutions where the club's members...

Equity Release Council creates adviser best practice guide

The Equity Release Council has introduced a Best Practice Guide to sit alongside its...

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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...