Equity Release

“Excuse me, I am here”

Recently an elderly lady told me of a visit to see a doctor at...

Pensioners ‘earning’ £7k a year from their homes

The average over-65 homeowner has seen property wealth gains worth £159,000, the equivalent of...

The Vernon removes qualification need from retirement mortgage

The Vernon Building Society has changed the lending policy on its retirement mortgage, removing...

Pure Retirement becomes LLA Ambassador

AIR Sourcing has revealed that Pure Retirement has become the first provider to plug into...

Twenty7Tec launches equity release sourcing

Twenty7Tec has unveiled what it claims to be the UK’s first "truly blended" sourcing...

Retirement Advantage offers equity release lead generation workshops

Retirement Advantage has announced a series of lead generation training workshops to help advisers...

Retirement lending market set to surpass £142bn by 2027

Over 65s will have amassed a record £86bn of debt in 2018, up from...

L&G joins up with Twenty7Tec for lifetime mortgage sourcing

Legal & General has announced a new partnership with Twenty7Tec that will see the...

Key Partnerships becomes latest provider partner for Panacea Adviser

Panacea Adviser, an online community and resource for financial advisers and paraplanners, has announced...

FSE: more later life lending advisers will be needed

The later life lending sector has sufficient advisers to cope with demand at present...

KR Group extends FSE backing

Key Retirement Group (KR Group) is supporting advisers aiming to develop their businesses in...

Sir Steve Webb to keynote National Later Life Conference

Answers in Retirement, the organisers of the inaugural National Later Life Conference, has announced the...

Key Retirement takes stake in AIR Group

Key Retirement Group (KR Group) has acquired a stake in Answers in Retirement Group...

More 2 Life expects over £1bn in equity release applications

More 2 Life says it is on track for over £1bn of loan applications in...
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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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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...
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AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

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