Equity Release

TMA distributes LV= lifetime mortgages

TMA Club has partnered with insurance provider, LV= to offer its members access to...

Fluent: mortgage brokers should consider equity release referrals

Fluent for Advisers is urging its introducers to consider building relationships with IFAs and...

“Subdued” first half of 2019 for equity release market

There has been a 5.6% year-on-year rise in the number of equity release plans...

Equity release for lifestyle improvement growing in popularity

44% of equity release customers in the first half of the year used the...

More 2 Life unveils new lump sum lifetime mortgage

More 2 Life has launched Prime Choice, a lump sum lifetime mortgage available for customers...

Pure Retirement improves Heritage offering

Following broker feedback, Pure Retirement has made changes to its Heritage range, with the aim...

Right Mortgage & Protection Network holds equity release workshop

The Later Life Lending & Equity Release Network held a specialist workshop yesterday for...

Spicerhaart Corporate Sales partners with Responsible Life

Asset management firm Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has announced Responsible Life as its refinance partner...

Average gift to family with a lifetime mortgage up by almost £25k

Homeowners using a lifetime mortgage to financially support family members are releasing over £110,000,...

Will Britons will have to work 10 years longer?

British men have not saved enough to pay for 10.3 years of their retirement....

Major research into equity release introducers published

Key Partnerships has undergone a brand refresh, overhauling its online portal to not only...

More 2 Life issues equity release lending criteria guide

More 2 Life has published a guide to understanding equity release lending criteria to help...

MCI Club selects Knowledge Bank as criteria search partner

MCI Club has partnered with Knowledge Bank for its exclusive criteria search provision. It means...

HL Partnership ramps up later life lending focus

Mortgage & protection network HLPartnership (HLP) has appointed Sue Read as its later life lending...

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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...