Equity Release

Here’s to the next 20 years of equity release

More than £32.6 billion of property wealth was released via 557,000 plans over the...

Pure Retirement introduces new mobile app

Pure Retirement has refreshed its mobile app for equity release advisers, designed to improve...

Air Group takes H1 temperature check

Air Group has published its third half-year equity release provider ‘Temperature Check’ report, examining a...

New high for UK available housing equity

Nearly £730 billion of equity was available for release in homes in the Uk...

Canada Life offers new repayment options

Canada Life has introduced a new product range, Lifestyle Select Options. These new options will...

We need to focus on holistic advice

When you read a headline which says, ‘Six out of 10 homeowners aged over...

Advisers optimistic about equity release market

Equity release lender, more2life, has found that 94% of advisers are confident about the outlook for...

Key Group appoints corporate business development manager

Key Group has appointed Jonathan Valentine as corporate business development manager to develop new...

Santander extends later life partnership with L&G

Legal & General Home Finance has announced the extension of its five-year partnership with...

Home and garden improvements top priorities for over-40s

36% of homeowners aged over 40 say they would prioritise home or garden improvements, according...

Slight quarterly rise in equity release borrowing

The Equity Release Council has reported that over-55 homeowners accessed £1.17bn of property wealth...

Age Partnership appoints director of switching

Age Partnership has announced the senior appointment of an executive director of switching, Matt...

Debt burden for one in three 2021 retirees

32% of people retiring in 2021 will be doing so in the red, according...

Fluent Money Group unveils brand refresh

Fluent Money Group has announced a brand refresh as part of its growth plans. In...
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COMMENT

Comment

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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...

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MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...
Building Societies

Market Harborough cuts fixed rates and adds pre-completion switch option

Market Harborough Building Society has cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 36bps and...
Appointments

Together appoints corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire

Together has appointed Kristi Capaldi as corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire,...
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Ceta unveils rent guarantee products for landlords facing longer possession delays

Ceta has launched four wholesale rent guarantee products, arguing that longer possession timelines under...

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