Equity Release

Responsible Lending unveils 2.45% lifetime mortgage

Responsible Lending has introduced a new lifetime mortgage at 2.45%. The introduction of the new...

Pure Retirement offers 40% annual repayments ERC-free

Pure Retirement has launched a new Heritage Freedom 40 product, offering customers the ability...

Advise Wise joins Equity Release Council

Advise Wise has become the latest member of the Equity Release Council. Advise Wise will...

Later life lending: rate still king for advisers

Rate is the most important factor cited by advisers when recommending a later life...

Pure Retirement unveils new valuation processes

Pure Retirement has introduced a new valuation processes across its full product range, in...

Report: advisers expect to expand later life advice

44% of mortgage advisers are active in the later life market, with equity release...

Knowledge Bank partners with Hodge

Knowledge Bank has joined forces with specialist lender Hodge, to provide brokers with criteria...

Equity Release Supermarket expands free calculator functionality

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has expansion its customer-focussed online tools. ERS were the first broker...

Responsible Group appoints former Confused.com CEO

Carlton Hood has been appointed CEO of Responsible Group, which includes the retirement mortgage...

Advise Wise unveils ‘instant KFI’ for Pure Retirement plans

Advise Wise has introduced an 'instant KFI' feature on its platform for all Pure...

More2Life introduces two-track valuation strategy

Equity release lender, More2Life, is now offering customers access to physical valuations as well...

Just Group returns to physical valuations

Just's surveyor partner has recommenced physical valuations in England as of Monday 18 May. Physical...

Responsible Lending offers 2.51% lifetime mortgage rate

Lifetime mortgage provider Responsible Lending has unveils a lifetime mortgage interest rate of 2.51%...

Hodge announces boardroom changes

Hodge has today announced a number of changes to its board, including the appointment...

COMMENT

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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The Monmouthshire gives more than £10k to flood-hit local community

Monmouthshire Building Society has donated more than £10,000 to residents, sports clubs and businesses...

Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...

Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...

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