Equity Release

How long will you live?

You have to be very careful how data is presented. I recently saw a social...

Canada Life cuts lifetime mortgage rates

Canada Life has made rate reductions of 0.20% AER to its range of Capital...

Iress and more2life unveil “real-time” equity release KFIs

Iress and more2life have built upon their existing their integration to allow advisers to...

more2life unveils 58% LTV lifetime mortgage

More2life has unveiled what it says it the highest LTV product in the lifetime...

Key Group appoints national provider account manager

Key Group has appointed Sarah Hughes to the new position of national provider account...

Equity Release Council expands standards board membership 

Three directors have been reappointed to the Equity Release Council's main board and members also...

11% of adults plan to use home to fund retirement

50% of consumers aged 55-74 would expect any property they own to be taken...

Equity Release Council launches Legal Forum

The Equity Release Council has introduced a new Legal Forum, designed to champion the...

Advise Wise unveils dynamic equity release factfind

Advise Wise has introduced a customisable equity release factfind on its platform. The factfind is...

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...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

Consumer Duty has changed culture but firms still face gaps

Consumer Duty has prompted a cultural shift across financial services, but standards continue to...

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