Later Life

Bridgewater masterclass to include MMR focus

Bridgewater Equity Release's next Masterclass, taking place in London next month, will focus on...

LLA unveils new equity release ambassador

Stonehaven has been announced as the latest Ambassador of the Later Life Academy (LLA),...

Fall in average equity release interest rates

More attractive interest rates and rising property values are prompting increasingly older people to...

LLA gains product ambassador

Equity release legal firm Equilaw has become the latest product ambassador of the Later...

Pensioner property wealth at record high

Retired homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by an average £7,100 each in...

New equity release firm unveiled

New equity release provider Pure Retirement has launched to market. It is a sister...

Why client-adviser separation time is necessary

For all advisers the period up until the completion of a sale can be...

Paradigm introduces monthly awards

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched its new Lender and Provider of the Month Awards. They...

Addressing drawdown concerns

There is much positivity around the equity release sector as we embark upon 2014...

UK equity release sector is “growing rapidly”

The average equity release loan last year was the largest in 15 years as...

Average amount of retirees’ debt continues to fall

17% of those planning to retire this year will have debts outstanding, averaging £24,800...

Bridgewater outlines ‘masterclass’ schedule

Bridgewater Equity Release has published details of its first four Equity Release Advice Masterclass...

Equity release market reaches major milestone

The equity release market passed the £1 billion barrier in 2013 as the third...

Partnership hires technology chief

Partnership has appointed Giles Offen as its chief technology officer (CTO). Offen will bring...
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COMMENT

Buy-to-let

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

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Fraud

Mortgage fraud rises across every category

Mortgage-related fraud increased across every category tracked by Cifas during the first half of...
Second Charge

West One adds 6.5x LTI residential tier

West One has expanded its residential mortgage and Extra second charge ranges with higher...
banks

Barclays cuts residential rates by up to 50bps

Barclays will reduce rates across its residential purchase, remortgage and existing-customer ranges from Friday...
Cover

Advisers tip general insurance for growth as client demand shifts

Almost one third of financial advisers expect general insurance to be their biggest area...

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