Pensions

New loan service secures against pension schemes

HNW Lending has launched a new service to provide loans against the value of...

National equity release roadshows unveiled

Equity release lender More 2 Life has teamed up with Partnership Assurance to host...

56% now saving “adequately” for retirement

The latest Scottish Widows Retirement Report has revealed that retirement saving in the UK...

Panacea Adviser offers pensions reform microsite

Panacea Adviser has launched a pensions reform microsite which provides advisers with information and resources...

Prudential and Hornbuckle agree partnership

Hornbuckle and Prudential have announced a joint initiative to bring advisers a new retirement...

Tripling in number of lost pension hunters

The number of people attempting to track down lost pensions has more than tripled...

COMMENT

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

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,...

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Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey

Halifax has once again been named the best overall lender for broker experience in...

Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers

Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...

Hinckley & Rugby adds visa mortgage products to offering

Hinckley & Rugby for intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products across...

NatWest strengthens broker support with intermediary team expansion

NatWest has expanded its intermediary leadership team with the creation of two new corporate...

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