Equity Release

Historic lows for equity release rates

The Equity Release Council has reported that average rates for equity release products reached...

Key creates head of sales and operations role

Equity release advisory firm Key has boosted its estate planning team with the recruitment...

Mortgage Advice Bureau launches later life operation

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has unveiled Mortgage Advice Bureau Later Life (MAB Later Life),...

LV= launches direct channel with Age Partnership

LV= has announced a new agreement to advise customers contacting them directly about taking...

Over 8m over-50s doubt they have enough for retirement

Research from over 50s finance provider SunLife suggests that more than seven million over-50s...

525 whole of market plan options now on equity release market

There has been a new equity release product launched every 28 hours so far...

Criteria searches show effects of Covid-19

Knowledge Bank saw ‘Temporary Maximum LTV Restrictions’ as the leading broker search last month;...

Pure Retirement unveils September webinar series

Pure Retirement is launching a series of 'Pure Back to School' adviser webinars. They featuring...

Gender pensions gap investigated

When life expectancy is taken into account, the basic ‘gender pensions gap’ could be...

Moneyfacts appoints equity release advice partner

Price comparison website Moneyfacts.co.uk has appointed HUB Financial Solutions to provide equity release advice...

Pure Retirement expands classic range distribution

Pure Retirement has made its Classic Lifetime Mortgage range available to a wider section...

Over-65s ‘earn’ £6,000 in a year from homes

Analysis from equity release adviser Key has shown that over-65s saw their property wealth...

Two-fifths of equity release proceeds used to clear debt

41% of all equity released in H1 2020 was used to pay off debts...

New postcode finder from Pure Retirement

Pure Retirement has launched a new technological improvement to its proposition. Its new postcode...
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Opinions & blogs

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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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...
Appointments

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...
Homebuying

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...
Technology

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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