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KRS calls for alternative to Equity Bank

Key Retirement Solutions has claimed that a government ‘no negative equity guarantee’ could cut...

There is a solution for the ‘cash poor’

For most of us home is where the heart is and it’s certainly the...

Stonehaven acquisition given green light

The acquisition of Stonehaven by MGM Advantage group has received regulatory approval. The deal...

Bridgewater off to Peterborough for roundtable

Bridgewater Equity Release will be heading to Peterborough next month to hold the latest...

Important hire for Key Retirement Solutions

Billy Burrows has joined Key Retirement Solutions as associate director. Burrows will be the...

Retirees want to stay in their own homes

70% of homeowners aged 65+ want to stay living in their current property during...

Retired homeowners own property worth £807bn

Property wealth of retired homeowners has grown by more than £6.3 billion in the...

Reader’s Digest partners with Responsible Life

Retirement specialist Responsible Life has launched an exclusive partnership with Reader’s Digest UK, to...

Retirees not valuing advice

Retirees may not take up the offer of guidance announced in the Budget, according...

Saga joins Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council (The Council) has announced that Saga, the over-50s insurer and...

LV= updates equity release lending policy

LV= has launched an enhanced equity release lending policy document for advisers. The policy document...

New Product Ambassador for Later Life Academy

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD)...

Education still key for equity release sector

For many years the equity release sector has had to fight a number of...

Aegon introduces new retirement tool

A new report on the UK’s readiness for retirement by pensions and savings provider...

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Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over £2 million the Treasury is reportedly considering the same plan. Even...

Collaboration, not quick fixes, must drive the next phase of reform

As we edge closer to the autumn Budget, the housing market finds itself in a familiar state of anticipation and uncertainty. Inflation remains stubbornly high,...

Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...

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Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over...

Starmer stands by Reeves despite new revelations over unlicensed let

Keir Starmer is refusing to reopen the investigation into Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ unlicensed lettings...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of...

Labour plan could see ‘affordable homes’ sold to private buyers

Labour is reportedly preparing to let developers sell off newly built “affordable homes” to...

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