RIO mortgages

Record low rates for equity release and RIO products

Defaqto analysis has found that equity release products are now being offered at record...

TMA expands equity release panel with Just appointment

TMA Club has added retirement lending solutions provider Just to its equity release panel. Just is the fifth...

The Leeds unveils first fee-free RIO mortgage with cashback

The Leeds Building Society is offering the first Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgages with...

Many over-55s unaware of implications of buying leasehold

Equity release adviser Key has found that over half of older homeowners who own...

The Nottingham unveils 10-year fixed RIO

The Nottingham has introduced a Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage fixed at 3.95% for...

16% of RIO mortgages used for gifting

Later life specialist Hodge has reported that that 16% of those who take out...

Air Group revamps Air Sourcing platform

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has introdcued a new version of its Air...

The Nottingham joins Air Mortgage Club panel

Air Mortgage Club has announced the addition of the Nottingham Building Society to its...

The Hinckley & Rugby revises later life lending offering

The Hinckley & Rugby has made changes its later life lending offer with a...

The Mansfield expands distribution with Paradigm deal

The Mansfield Building Society has been added to Paradigm Mortgage Services' lender panel. Paradigm members now...

Royal London sounds warning over RIO mortgages

Retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgage borrowers could face a significant cost hike by delaying the...

Hodge unveils RIO mortgage with fixed rate for life

Hodge has launched the Hodge Fixed-for-Life RIO, what it claims to be the UK’s...

The Beverley BS joins L&G club panel

The Beverley Building Society has become part of Legal & General Mortgage Club's lender panel. The mutual...

Hinckley & Rugby allows RIO discount for term with no ERCs

All intermediaries can now access a discount for term RIO mortgage from the Hinckley...

COMMENT

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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Latest news

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

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