Equity Release

MBE to host L&G Mortgage Club and FIBA seminars 

The Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) at the Barbican on 10 October will include a specialist...

Bank of Mum & Dad causing family friction

New research from equity release adviser Key has revealed that the rise of the...

Right Mortgage & Protection Network joins Equity Release Council

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has joined the Equity Release Council. The network...

Panacea Adviser’ partners with Legal & General

Panacea Adviser (Panacea) has revealed that Legal & General has become its latest partner. This new...

AIR Group unveils Learning Hub

Answers in Retirement Group has launched a new physical ‘Learning Hub’ for later life...

OneFamily improves fixed rate lifetime mortgage offering

OneFamily has increased the maximum loan amount from £750,000 to £1 million on its...

More 2 Life launches ‘on demand’ CPD webinars

Equity release lender More 2 Life has launched a series of CPD webinars for...

Fluent Money expands into equity release market

Fluent Money has set up Fluent Lifetime Ltd -  representing the first phase of its...

Estate agents seeing value of equity release adviser partnerships

Key Partnerships has claimed that estate agents are increasingly valuing the potential of equity...

Record uptake of equity release adviser guide

The Equity Release Council has reported record numbers of downloads this year of The...

More 2 Life appoints director of operations and change management

More 2 Life has announced the appointment of Ben Waugh as director of operations and...

The Bucks teams up with Key Partnerships

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has signed an exclusive contract with equity release referral service...

Over 55s have an average of £282,623 of equity in their homes

SunLife has revealed that over 55s believe they need £114,436 for a "comfortable" retirement. The...

Q&A: Rob Jupp, chief executive officer at Brightstar Financial

BestAdvice (BA): What can you tell us about Brightstar’s new Later Life Lending service? Rob...

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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Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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