Equity Release

Equity release being used to go on holiday

During the third quarter of 2017, almost one in eight equity release customers used...

Key Partnerships to back Festival of Financial Planning

Equity release referral service Key Partnerships is highlighting the opportunities and challenges in the...

SimplyBiz Mortgages launches Northern showcase

SimplyBiz Mortgages is to hold its final showcase for 2017 in Bolton. Following events...

Equity release customers using property wealth to clear debts

One third of equity release customers are unlocking wealth from their properties to clear...

PTFS selects Pure Retirement for equity release support

Personal Touch Financial Services has chosen Pure Retirement to provide its appointed representatives (ARs)...

L&G and Co-op Bank partner for lifetime mortgages

Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has agreed a five-year deal with the Co-operative...

FP Show to host later life lending and GDPR speeches

The Finance Professional Show, which takes place on 8 November, has announced the addition of...

Continued rise in drawdown customers

The Equity Release Council has reported that over-55s withdrew a total of £824 million...

Costs of being a pensioner revealed

Key Retirement has reported that the the average annual cost of being a pensioner...

£375bn available to over-55s via equity release

Retirement Advantage has claimed that the third quarter of 2017 saw a £2bn rise...

Total property wealth hits record high

Key Retirement has found that retired homeowners have earned £3,500 a month from their...

Key to promote later life lending at MBE

Key Retirement Group will outline the growth of later life lending opportunities at the...

Equity release an option for portfolio landlords?

Retirement Advantage has claimed that landlords affected by the new PRA mortgage affordability checks could still...

IFAs want more equity release innovation

The majority of IFAs think greater choice and flexibility around early repayment options would...
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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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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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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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