Later Life

Lasting Powers of Attorney “essential for equity release”

Reports of recent research conducted by LV= have shown that 48% of all equity...

Need to renovate behind much equity release borrowing

Funding home improvements is the leading reason for people to unlock cash from their...

Jon King joins Bower Retirement Services

Equity release adviser firm Bower Retirement Services has announced the arrival of Jon King...

Next stop Fleet Street for Bridgewater

Home reversion provider Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold its final Masterclass event of...

Equity release advisers: take note of FOS

Any adviser active in the equity release market would do well to spend some...

Equity release up by 32% on previous quarter

Rising property prices mean pensioners are cashing in and boosting their retirement income by...

Saga: over-70s have £35n mortgage debt

Research by Saga Personal Finance suggests that four in 10 over 50s are paying...

E.surv partners with Pure Retirement

Valuation provider e.surv has announced a tie-in with equity release provider Pure Retirement. Equity...

Time for equity release advisers to improve visibility

Three learning lights in the equity release market will be using their presentations at...

Rebrand sees Key Retirement lose Solutions

Key Retirement Solutions has become Key Retirement in a rebranding exercise ahead of product...

Interest-only time bomb needs equity release solutions

There were always going to be some clear implications for existing borrowers from the...

Key Group unveils new retirement distribution arms

Key Group is targeting expansion with the launch of specialist distribution divisions focusing on...

Continued rise in pensioner property wealth

The property wealth of retired homeowners has grown by over £20.3 billion in the...

Bower: Attitudes to inheritance changing

Equity release advisers are optimistic about the sector’s prospects for the coming six months,...

COMMENT

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...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

Tipton cuts buy-to-let rates and brings back high income multiple mortgages

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced rates across parts of its buy-to-let range...

Leeds BS cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 0.32%

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates across its mainstream residential mortgage range by up...

Buckinghamshire BS launches one-year mortgage with no early repayment charges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has introduced a one-year discounted rate mortgage aimed at borrowers seeking...

Countrywide Surveying Services to bring industry leaders together for Future Insight Forum

Countrywide Surveying Services will host senior figures from the mortgage, lending and property sectors...

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