Equity Release

Surge in equity release plans continues

Key Retirement has reported that retired homeowners released £1.71 billion of property wealth in...

Pure Retirement expands support for equity release advisers

Pure Retirement has recruited a further 24 members to its team. The firm aims to...

Fluent Money develops later life lending subsidiary

Fluent Money Group (FMG) has appointed Aaron Conlon as managing director of newly formed...

Top broker criteria search for self-employed borrowers

The monthly Criteria Activity Tracker provided by Knowledge Bank has revealed the most search...

Unsecured debt amongst 55 to 74-year olds on the rise

New research from equity release lender More 2 Life reveals that unsecured debt amongst 55 to...

Over-45s ‘willing to face up to tough choices’ over social care

Just Group has reported that the over-45s see tapping into the equity in their...

Key Retirement recruits advice delivery director

Key Retirement has added to its senior team with the appointment of Ian English...

Retirement “a 20th century concept”

Later life advisers have the opportunity to broaden their range of services to clients...

Minority government hindering solution to social care funding

The Chairman of the Equity Release Council, and former MP for Enfield Southgate, David...

Wembley to host later life lending seminar

Key Partnerships will be hosting its latest later life lending seminar at Wembley Stadium...

Advisers could help vulnerable old people

Later life advisers can be the 'trusted person' who is able to put lonely...

Later Life Academy secures NSAFS accreditation

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has revealed that its development programme for later life...

OneFamily adds two-year option to interest payment lifetime mortgage

OneFamily is launching a two-year fixed offer on its interest payment lifetime mortgage. OneFamily’s interest...

Just Group develops regular drawdown lifetime mortgage with Saga

Just Group has unveiled a lifetime mortgage product that enables Saga customers to receive...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Appointments

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
News

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
News

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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