Later Life

Bower Retirement Services looks to double adviser numbers

National equity release adviser firm Bower Retirement Services is aiming to significantly grow its...

Bridgewater outlines autumn masterclass schedule

Bridgewater Equity Release revealed details of its next set of four Equity Release Advice...

Equity release lending “goes from strength to strength”

Industry figures from the Equity Release Council show equity release lending totalled £325.6m in...

Key partners with the Family

Key Retirement Solutions has been appointed as the equity release partner for the newly-launched...

Advisers needs educating about home reversion

Education about home reversion plans is critical. Even in the advisory community. We find...

17% rise in average equity release loan

Retired homeowners cashed in more than £641 million in property wealth during the first...

Pure Retirement launches with Phoebus Software

Pure Retirement has launched using the Phoebus Equity Release solution as its new business...

Enhanced equity release behind more 2 life growth

Equity release lender more 2 life has reported that its lending by value through...

AToM offers Hodge Lifetime fixed mortgage

  All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has announced a new relationship with Hodge Lifetime....

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...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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