Equity Release

Key launches The Equity Release Experts with nearly 100 advisers

Equity release adviser Key now has 97 advisers working under its whole of market...

New mortgage club for later life lending launches

Later life lending specialist Advise Wise has launched a mortgage club. With the move, Advise...

Pure Retirement expands Classic Lifetime Mortgage availability

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

Only 40% of property owners happy with expected retirement income

Research for later life adviser Key has found that almost one in three people...

TMA adds Legal & General Home Finance to equity release panel

TMA Club has added retirement lending solutions provider Legal & General Home Finance to...

TSF Consultants becomes ambassador for LLA

Air Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced TSF Consultants as its latest Ambassador firm. TSF...

Light shed on gender differences in later life lending

Almost double number the of retired single women as men are choosing to generate...

Two hires for new later life lending platform

Advise Wise has appointed Jane Hanlon and Jon Tweed, to head the development of...

£381bn in equity release available to over-55s

Research by Canada Life has found that the amount of available equity within older...

Negative stories biggest barrier to equity release growth

New research by Canada Life has found that the equity release sector faces a...

Rise in numbers using equity release to pay off debts

LV= has revealed an increase in the number of people aged over 65 using...

Equity Release Council reports large membership growth

The Equity Release Council has revealed that its membership has increased by 97% in...

Aviva joins Air Sourcing platform

Answers in Retirement Group has announced the addition of Aviva’s lifetime mortgage rates into its...

Year-on-year fall for equity release

Latest data from Key has revealed that retired homeowners released more than £3.4 billion...

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...

Latest news

SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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