Later Life

High net worth equity release service launches

Bower Retirement is launching a dedicated high net worth equity release service. The national adviser...

FCA urged to look at changes to affordability rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been urged by the Equity Release Council to...

L&G hit £200m lifetime mortgage target last year

Legal & General's lifetime mortgage lending reached £201m in 2015, hitting the £200m 2015...

MBE Leeds Expo open for registration

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds is now open for brokers, IFAs and financial intermediaries...

Call for retirement lending innovation

If the equity release market is to maintain its current levels of growth then it needs...

Investments providing annual £1bn pensioner income uplift

Retired household income is being boosted by savings and investment income by up to...

Annual equity release lending at record high

In the final quarter of 2015 homeowners over the age of 55 unlocked a...

Precise Mortgages unveils new MCD-compliant system

Precise Mortgages has released a Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) ready version of its online mortgage...

New lifetime mortgage portal unveiled

Lifetime mortgage provider More 2 Life is investing in a new online portal designed to speed up applications...

4% year-on-year rise in expected annual retirement income

People looking to retire in the coming 12 months expect to receive an annual...

Largemortgageloans.com moves into lifetime mortgages

Specialist large mortgage provider Largemortgageloans.com has launched a new brand, largeequityrelease.com. The move is...

2016 house price rises boosted retirement incomes

Key Retirement has stated that pensioners withdrew £4.7 million a day from their homes...

LV= offers new equity release product

LV= has launched a new product, Lifetime Mortgage LumpSum+. It aims to provide additional flexibility...

A generation unprepared for pension freedom

Many people near retirement age still do not understand their options or how to...
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How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

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Development finance

UTB backs £16.5m Surrey developments by Rushmon Homes

United Trust Bank (UTB) is providing £10.7m in acquisition and development finance to support...
Commercial

Octopus Capital funds two new care homes

Octopus Capital has completed a £30 million forward funding agreement with Synergy Care Developments...
Appointments

Hanley Economic names new chair as Nick Jordan steps down

Hanley Economic Building Society has confirmed that Ian Henley will become its new chair...
Building Societies

Family Building Society cuts rates and simplifies buy-to-let range

Family Building Society has announced rate reductions across its owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgage products,...

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