Equity Release

Advise Wise begins ‘Ask Jane’ legal month

Advise Wise has launched its ‘Ask Jane legal month’ from today (1 October), with...

Advisers want more resource to deal with vulnerability

Equity release lender more2life has published a report examining into adviser and consumer attitudes...

Royal London moves into equity release space

Royal London has teamed up with later life mortgage adviser, Responsible Life, to enter...

Key Partnerships introduces new retirement funding tool

Equity release referral service, Key Partnerships, has launch its new Retirement Funding Tool, which it...

Retirement market changing due to fragmentation

Canada Life has highlighted two 'retirement journeys' that are increasing dramatically among consumers and...

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...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

PROFILES