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New chairman for Key Retirement Group

Key Retirement Group has appointed Steve Groves as its chairman. The retirement services firm says...

Membership growth at the Equity Release Council

The membership of the Equity Release Council has increased annually by 23%, rising to 219...

OneFamily unveils new two year fixed lifetime offer

OneFamily has launched a new two year fixed offer across its range of lifetime...

£10k bill for ‘retirement ready’ home improvements

Making their home 'retirement ready' will cost retired homeowners £10,400 on average, according to...

21% rise in equity release last month

The number of homeowners taking out an equity release plan reached record levels for...

Housing for older people

‘The inquiry will examine whether the housing on offer for this group of people...

Two new non-exec directors for Legal & General Home Finance

Legal & General Home Finance has appointed a pair of new non-executive directors to...

Strong growth for enhanced equity release plans

Key Retirement’s Q3 Equity Release Market Monitor shows total property wealth released by new...

Equity release percentage fees ‘not TCF’

JLM Mortgage Services belives the charging of percentage-based advice fees on equity release products is...

Key Retirement teams up with live-in care provider

Key Retirement has partnered with live-in care provider Elder to grow the number of...

Completed equity release plans at record levels

The number of homeowners releasing equity from their properties reached a new record in...

Nationwide joins Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has reported that Nationwide has become a member of the...

Nationwide offers lifetime mortgage deal

The Nationwide Building Society is launching a lifetime mortgage product. In summer 2016 Nationwide extended...

More 2 Life offers access to senior underwriters

More 2 Life has announced a new initiative to make its senior underwriters available...

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HMOs: market realities, future prospects, and the broker opportunity

The HMO sector remains one of the most dynamic parts of the private rented market, with recent data showing it’s both a significant asset...

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...

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Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank cut product transfer window to four months

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank are reducing the length of time customers can apply...

The Leeds cuts mortgage rates and lowers barriers for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has announced a raft of mortgage rate reductions of up to...

Accord widens access for those on Universal Credit and without indefinite leave to remain

Accord Mortgages has relaxed key elements of its lending criteria in a move it...

Vulnerable equity release customers still overlooked, warns ERG

The Equity Release Group (ERG) has warned that the financial advice industry is failing...