Equity Release

Legal & General unveils later life mortgages portal

Legal & General Home Finance has launched a new later life mortgages portal following...

CHL Mortgages becomes NACFB patron

CHL Mortgages has become a patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers...

Responsible Lending improves reach of lifetime mortgages

Responsible Lending has increased by half the number of LTV bands on which it...

Pure Retirement to offer Countrywide’s ‘Auto-Instruct’ self-service facility

Pure Retirement has become the first equity release provider to gain access to Countrywide...

Air Group starts promotion with legal quartet

Air Group has introduced a new promotion with four specialist later life solicitor firms...

Over-55’s confidence returning to equity release market

New research from more2life and economics consultancy, Cebr, has estimated that the total amount...

Legal & General Home Finance joins Sesame’s later life panel

Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has become the latest provider to join Sesame...

Retirement planning being hit by pension changes

18% of over-40s state that increases to the state pension age have affected their...

Pure Retirement expands Classic Range distribution

300 further firms now have access to Pure Retirement's Classic lifetime mortgage range. It follows on...

Over-40s homeowners still positive about finances despite Covid

77% of UK homeowners over the age of 40 are confident about their current...

The Marsden teams up with Age Partnership

The Marsden Building Society has established a new partnership with equity release and later-life...

Pure Retirement offers 20% ERC-free overpayments 

Pure Retirement has launched a new Heritage Freedom 20 product, offering the ability to...

40% of advisers report drop in number of equity release cases

78% of advisers think more of their customers will look to equity release to...

Bank of Gran & Grandad driving stamp duty holiday gifting

The Bank of Gran and Grandad has gifted nearly £1 million a day during...
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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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Appointments

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...
Renters' Rights Act

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...
News

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...

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