Equity Release

Equity release ‘myths’ still abound

12% of homeowners in the UK aged 40 and above would consider releasing equity...

Equity Release Council updates adviser guide

The Equity Release Council has refreshed its ‘Adviser Guide to Equity Release’ which is...

Product flexibility continues to increase in equity release market

Key Partnerships has revealed that the number of equity release products has reached a...

Advise Wise provides adviser desktop application

Advise Wise has introduced a desktop application to allow advisers to access the Advise...

Pure Retirement offers ERC-free repayments across whole range 

Pure Retirement has made changes to its Sovereign range, providing ERC-free repayment opportunities and...

More2life urges advisers to respond to FCA’s call for a new Consumer Duty 

Equity release lender, more2life, is calling on advisers to respond to the Financial Conduct...

Hodge appoints national account manager

James Enos has been appointed by Hodge as its new national account manager for...

Record attendance for more2life symposium

Equity release lender, more2life, has revealed that the number of advisers who attended its...

Air Group launches guide to increase retirement funding customer engagement

18% of those aged 45 and above have not undertaken any retirement planning and...

Two-thirds without long-term plans for financial care

New research from Hodge has revealed that Just 33% of people have made financial...

more2life offers highest market LTVs with new plans

More2life has launched two new products, Maximum Choice Super 1 & 2, which offer...

Fluent Money partners with NerdWallet

Fluent Money Group is to work with NerdWallet as its exclusive partner for secured...

Retirement celebrations and how to fund them

For long marriages, who can name the wedding anniversaries? I will put you out...

Later life market should make more of technology

More2life's latest research has found that 36% of advisers think the later life lending...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you...

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 to reshape buy-to-let risk models

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

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,...

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