Equity Release

Advise Wise adds extra underwriting questions

Advise Wise has added free optional underwriting questions to its platform in a move...

Air Group reveals adviser views on equity release service

Air Group has published its second half-year equity release provider ‘Temperature Check’ report which...

Average gifted deposit tops £40k

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them get...

Equity Release Council introduces adviser competency framework

The Equity Release Council has launched a new competency framework to help financial advisers...

Air Group unveils new distribution channel

Air Group has launched Air Select, a new panel proposition. Air Select will provide a...

Equity release is not a rate-driven solution

In the equity release market, I’ve always felt there was a potential disconnect between...

Equity Release Associates in customer acquisition drive

Equity Release Associates has begun a major investment in customer acquisition activity to support...

LV= offers lifetime mortgage cashback deal

LV= has unveiled a 1% cashback deal across its Drawdown + and Lump Sum+...

Public concerned over late life care costs

67% of over-50s are currently determined to stay living in their own home if...

Pure Retirement unveils adviser support materials

Pure Retirement has introduced a number of new adviser-facing resources. Changes include the introduction of...

Latest gender pension gap analysis revealed

Analysis from later life firm Responsible Life has revealed that the average gender pension...

£15bn rise in amount of property equity for release

Canada Life has revealed that over £600 billion of equity was available for release...

Advise Wise offers new member resources

Advise Wise has introduced a new digital resources collection for its members, accessible from...

Jon Tweed takes permanent position at Air Group

Air Group has announced the appointment of Jon Tweed as its new group distribution...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Appointments

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
News

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
News

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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