Equity Release

Key Retirement Group appoints chief digital officer

Key Retirement Group has appointed Dave Johnson as chief digital officer. Prior to joining KR...

New applications record for More 2 Life

Equity release lender More 2 Life has beaten its previous record for the number of applications processed...

18 FTBs a week being helped via equity release

Retirement Advantage has estimated that 18 first time buyers a week took a step...

One in five retirees struggling with debt

26% of over-70s have credit card and loan debt which is preventing them from enjoying...

SunLife teams up with Age Partnership

SunLife is introducing The Over 55 Equity Release Service with Age Partnership. Carol Vorderman...

Age Partnership to sponsor Yorkshire sports teams

Age Partnership has entered into sports sponsorship for the first time. The Leeds-based company is...

Pure Retirement introduces Pure Max Range

Pure Retirement has relaunched its Pure Drawdown product range as the Pure Max Range. The...

Key Partnerships improves equity release referral support

Key Partnerships is expanding its adviser support team as client demand for equity release...

L&G posts 54% rise in retirement division profits

Legal & General has reported an increase in operating profit of 54% across its...

Key Retirement highlighting equity release challenges and opportunities

Key Retirement Group is extending its backing of Financial Services Expo to support advisers...

Legal & General Mortgage Club reveals Spring conference details

Legal & General Mortgage Club is to hold its Spring Conference on Wednesday 14 March....

More 2 Life unveils Maximum Choice product

More 2 Life has announced its Maximum Choice equity release product, offering rates of 5.65%...

Solicitors worry their finance knowledge is out of date

New research from equity release referral service Key Partnerships has found that lawyers are...

Solicitors worry their property finance knowledge is out of date

New research from equity release referral service Key Partnerships has found that lawyers are...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

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

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

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

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...

Precise cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 35bps

Precise has reduced rates across its residential mortgage range by up to 35bps. The specialist...

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