Equity Release

HNW Lending unveils equity release product

HNW Lending has launched an equity release product for clients who want to release...

More 2 Life adds drawdown option to Capital Choice Plan

More 2 Life is adding a drawdown facility to its Capital Choice Plan, allowing customers...

Advisers reshaping business with later life enquiry surge

A nationwide study by Prudential has found that advisers are seeing a surge in...

Cuts to stamp duty would help over-65s homeowners to downsize

Equity release advice firm Key believes that stamp duty reform could incentivise over-65s who are...

ARs “must call for later life lending support”

  Mortgage and protection network HL Partnership (HLP) believes appointed representatives (ARs) should be calling...

LV= becomes LLA Ambassador

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has revealed that LV= has become its newest Ambassador firm. LV=...

Equity release growth driven by product expansion and flexibility

The number of equity release product options available has more than doubled in two...

More 2 Life introduces repayment calculator

Equity release lender More 2 Life has launched a partial repayment calculator for advisers. It...

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...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Homeowners delay energy upgrades amid confusion over EPC ratings

More than two-fifths of UK homeowners have delayed or are considering delaying energy-efficiency improvements,...

Lengthy completions put mortgage offers under pressure

Homebuyers face an average five-month wait between agreeing a sale and completing, increasing the...

Insured expats still face barriers to healthcare

More than half of insured expatriates have delayed or gone without necessary healthcare because...

Mortgage lending rebounds but book growth lags

UK mortgage gross lending increased by more than a fifth during 2025, although substantially...

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