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There is still a shortage of access to high quality financial advice on the equity release market despite increased consumer demand, suggests the organisation backing growth of the sector.

Tightness in rental yields are partly an inverse result of capital appreciation, so the BTL buyer is always in a win-win situation, argues Jeff Knight, director of marketing at GMAC-RFC.

I have rarely seen a subject matter that polarises the adviser community so much as equity release. Love or hate, black or white - there is little sitting on the fence or shades of grey.

Bradford & Bingley's announcement it has stopped selling competitors' mortgages through its 200-plus high street branches still makes business sense despite recent rises in the key base rate of interest, the lender says.

Six months of trials have persuaded Abbey for Intermediaries to go into the buy-to-let market on a permanent basis.

Once again that behemoth of the managed solutions sector Skandia dominated this year's RealAdviser Awards - walking away with four of seven trophies on offer in the life and pensions section. Elsewhere, the openness of competition highlights the health...

United Trust Bank has introduced a new online portal targeted at the increasing number of mortgage brokers and IFAs it says are seeking residential short-term bridging loans for clients.

Kensington Mortgages has announced it is to launch into the second charge loan market.

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (Ami) has published a factsheet providing information about financial promotions for sub-prime mortgages.

The number of self-employed people has risen rapidly in recent years, and there are now well over three million people working for themselves in the UK.