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May 24, 2023

Buy to Let Yield Map 2023

Are you looking for the formula to success in property investing? Use our buy-to-let guide for 2023 to spot high-yielding, profitable prime locations to stay away from risky investments. Since 2016, there has been an additional 3% stamp duty levy for anyone purchasing a second home. Therefore, a property investor will pay £9,000 more than […]
22 min
Mar 7, 2023

How Much Do You Need to Comfortably Retire in Each of the Following UK Countries/Regions?

Our team of specialists has investigated and determined how much you need to retire in each UK county comfortably. The recent announcement of raising the state pension from £185.15 to £203.85 per week, as well as the raising of the retirement age to 67 years old, prompted the research of this piece. The team at […]
5 min
May 30, 2022

Retirement Planner – Older is Getting Younger

The average age of a customer taking out a lifetime mortgage still sits at a shade under 70, but myself and advisers alike foresee this creeping down year on year.  Right now, I think you’d still call 70 ‘later life’ but I’m sure many pensioners, and perhaps some of my friends and family, would strongly […]
1 min
May 30, 2022

Bridging the gap between the old and young

The world seems to be totally imbalanced at the moment. What with the endless political drama here in the UK, the EU and across the pond in the States, 2020 was anything but dull. Add to this the continuing coronavirus pandemic and the worldwide financial difficulties many predict will drag on for years, and the […]
1 min
Dec 10, 2020

Equity release – The next generation

It’s hard to know how long some things will last. Nobody has twenty-twenty foresight and, especially in this most unpredictable of years, it’s almost always advisable to steer clear of concrete predictions.
1 min
Mar 19, 2020

What Mortgage Awards 2020 – Nominee

Bower is a nominee for the What Mortgage Awards for both Best Equity Release Broker and Best Equity Release Broker Customer Service!
1 min
Feb 28, 2019

Lloyds introduces a 100% LTV mortgage for first-time buyers

Lloyds bank has recently introduced a mortgage to help first-time buyers titled Lend a Hand a 100% LTV mortgage.
1 min
Nov 23, 2016

Bower Focuses on Technology and Service

Rebrand builds platform for expansion and new businesses Bower advises one in 10 equity release customers not to go ahead National specialist adviser Bower is focusing on increased use of technology and service for customers and partners as it rebrands for continued growth and recruitment. The adviser firm, founded in 2006 as an equity release […]
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Jul 18, 2016

MORE THAN ONE IN THREE OVER-55s “STILL HAVE MORTGAGES”

For immediate release July 18th 2016 • Equity release advisers see surge in inquiries about interest-only issues • One in four equity release customers inquire about downsizing but decide against it , Bower research shows More than one in three equity release customers are still paying off mortgages highlighting the growing need for retirement lending […]
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