Equity Release

More 2 Life promises application to offer in 14 working days

Equity release lender, More 2 Life, has launched its fastpath portal Service Promise, guaranteeing...

Welsh homeowners are the biggest retired winners

Equity release adviser Key has reported that retired homeowners' property wealth increased by more...

Hodge Early Repayment Promise now applies to all residential products

Hodge has extended its Early Repayment Promise (ERP) feature across all of its residential...

Repayments and drawdown valued by equity release customers

Equity release customers increasingly value the ability to make interest payments and capital repayments...

More 2 Life launches later life manifesto

Later life lender, More 2 Life, has launched a brand manifesto, committing to helping advisers...

Air Group reveals awards shortlist

Air Group has announced the finalist shortlist for three of the categories at its inaugural...

Older borrowers have unrealistic market perceptions

There are currently over 60 lenders offering later life products for older borrowers (RIO...

Variety in criteria searches for start of 2020

Criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank has revealed that there was a 'market of contrasts'...

Just becomes LLA Ambassador

Air Later Life Academy (LLA) has revealed that specialist financial services group, Just, is its...

Over-55s prefer to stay put than downsize

Wanting to stay in their own home rather than downsizing leads 80% of over...

More 2 Life unveils adviser equity release criteria tool

Equity release lender, More 2 Life, has launched an online lending criteria tool to...

Equity release growth stalled in 2019. Why?

Key has published its UK Equity Release Market Monitor for 2019. The headline from...

Julian Harris networks join Equity Release Council

The Julian Harris IFA and mortgage adviser networks have joined the Equity Release Council. All...

Canada Life to hold new equity release workshops

Canada Life Home Finance has unveiled a range of workshops in 2020 aimed at...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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Rightmove warns property tax reforms could stall housing market

Rightmove has warned the government that proposed changes to property taxation risk distorting the...

Bradford retains crown as UK’s leading property hotspot

Bradford has once again been named the country’s most in-demand housing market, topping OnTheMarket’s...

Keystone reduces expat buy-to-let rates and adds new product

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates across its expat buy-to-let range, cutting selected fixed...

Gatehouse cuts buy-to-let rental rates and eases paperwork

Gatehouse Bank has cut rental rates by 0.25% across its buy-to-let purchase plans for...