Equity Release

Air Sourcing and Knowledge Bank announce integration

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has announced full API integration between its platform,...

StepChange Financial Solutions joins the Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has announced that StepChange Financial Solutions has become its latest...

Cautious equity release borrowers switch to drawdown

Equity release adviser Key has reported that third quarter take-up of drawdown plans grew...

Air Group revamps Air Sourcing platform

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has introdcued a new version of its Air...

Air Later Life Academy partners with Care Box

Air Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced a new relationship with long-term care specialists Care Box. Care...

OneFamily relaunches ‘Super LTV’ lifetime mortgage

OneFamily has reintroduced its lifetime mortgage for higher loans to value (LTVs). The Super LTV...

Equity Release Council updates standards following consultation

The Equity Release Council has launched its updated industry standards following a wide consultation among...

Responsible Life eyes half a billion pound target

Responsible Life says it is set to advise on half a billion pounds worth...

The Nottingham joins Air Mortgage Club panel

Air Mortgage Club has announced the addition of the Nottingham Building Society to its...

Q&A: Simon Thompson, CEO of Key Group

BestAdvice (BA): Why is Key Group focussing on the later life lending market? You’ve...

Half of homeowners who use equity release pay off mortgages

49% of equity release customers in the third quarter of 2019 used it to pay...

Expansion in the equity release market continues

The Equity Release Council has revealed that nearly £11 million of property wealth was unlocked...

Equity Release Supermarket sees above-industry average uplift

Equity Release Supermarket has reported that its applications to lenders rose by 10%, and...

Key Partnerships becomes SmartrRefer partner

Equity release referral service Key Partnerships has been selected as one of SmartrRefer partners,...

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...

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