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Bridgewater to host Masterclass

Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold an Equity Release Advice Masterclass. The event is...

Growth in amount of equity being released

Equity release growth continued in the first quarter of 2012 with both plan sales...

Bridgewater publishes new home reversion sales aid

Bridgewater Equity Release is urging advisers to tackle misconceptions which often surround home reversion. ...

Rise in equity release advances

Equity release advances for the first quarter of 2012 were up 10% on the...

The myth of lead generation

There is a noticeable trend towards performance based marketing and lead generation sits at...

Government: equity release needs you

A new report is calling for more government support for equity release, explains Peter...

Bridgewater publishes latest ‘Just a thought…’

Bridgewater Equity Release has launched the fourth in its series of sales aids for...

Don’t overcomplicate equity release

We are in danger of over-complicating equity release, warns Peter Welch, head of sales...

Aviva added to Paradigm equity release panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Aviva to its preferred panel of equity release providers. Member...

Who’s responsible for equity release education? “Not us,” say brokers

Bridgewater Equity Release has asked advisers to consider their own responsibilities in delivering increased...

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A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

AI won’t replace mortgage brokers – but those who don’t adapt could be left behind, say industry leaders

Artificial intelligence is set to transform the mortgage industry but it won’t replace the role of the broker, according to a panel of sector...

Why the mortgage industry must digitise for the customer, not just for compliance

Home buyers today can manage their finances, verify their ID and even order a sofa for next-day delivery all from their phones. Yet when...

The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by estate agents wasn’t so much a revelation as it was...

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MAB sees revenues rise 19% as adviser productivity strengthens

Mortgage Advice Bureau has posted a robust trading update for the first half of...

Rightmove mortgage revenues double as digital growth strategy pays off

Rightmove has more than doubled the size of its mortgages business in the first...

Market Harborough eases stress tests to support wider range of residential borrowers

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a relaxation of its interest rate stress testing...

CHL Mortgages cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 32bps

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled sweeping rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range,...