Later Life

The Vernon joins Connect Mortgages’ lending panel

Vernon Building Society has joined the lending panel of Connect Mortgages, expanding product choice...

Millions risk retirement finance shortfall due to life expectancy misjudgement

A growing mismatch between public expectations and actuarial reality on life expectancy could leave...

LiveMore raises LTVs across lifetime mortgage range

LiveMore has announced an increase in loan to value (LTV) limits across its lifetime...

Widening gap in healthy life expectancy underscores case for later life lending

A widening divide between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in the UK is...

Pure Retirement integrates with MBT in lifetime mortgage sector-first

Pure Retirement has become the first specialist lifetime mortgage lender to be added to...

Caring responsibilities identified as key driver of customer vulnerability

Caring responsibilities are among the most common life events affecting vulnerable customers, according to...

Cost of a ‘moderate’ retirement rises, says PLSA

The cost of a moderate retirement in the UK has risen again, according to...

Supporting downsizers could ease the housing crisis, says OPDA

Helping older homeowners to downsize could play a critical role in easing the UK’s...

Getting to know you: Darren Deacon, Family Building Society

Name: Darren Deacon Age: 52 Location: Home based, Leicestershire. Head office, Epsom Qualification Year: Started in banking in August 1989 Firm: Family...

Pure Retirement restructures originations team to enhance adviser outcomes

Lifetime mortgage specialist Pure Retirement has restructured its originations team with long-standing underwriting department...

Air to drive later life evolving needs into fifth gear at Silverstone event

Later life lending platform Air is turning the spotlight on the evolving needs of...

Ex-COO of Equity Release Council joins Equity Release Group

Donna Francis (main picture) has joined the Equity Release Group (ERG) as non-executive director. The...

PriceHubble joins Equity Release Council to support data-driven innovation in later life lending

Global property data and analytics provider PriceHubble has joined the Equity Release Council as...

Older borrowers turned away by high street lenders despite secure incomes

Retirees seeking modest mortgages are being turned away by the UK’s biggest banks, according...

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Planning your exit: why retirement conversations can’t wait

The prospect of retirement can feel very distant for many advisers. With the ongoing demands of clients, regulatory responsibilities and day-to-day pressures of running...

Growth Guarantee Scheme offers crucial support to business borrowers

Following the first anniversary of the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS), it’s worth reflecting both on what a useful tool it can be in the...

How a great BDM unlocks the value of conveyancing advice

There was a time in the mortgage market when the value of a business development manager (BDM) was taken as read. They were the...

FCA wants to streamline mortgage rules, but advice still matters more than ever

The Financial Conduct Authority wants to simplify the rules around mortgages. In principle, that makes sense. Who wouldn’t want a system that’s faster, easier...

Seven things mortgage lenders can do to help landlords

As a mortgage broker, I receive countless emails from buy-to-let mortgage lenders boasting about their latest products and criteria. However, many of these offerings...

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Just Mortgages boosts client services income by £500k following strategic overhaul

Just Mortgages has announced a record-breaking year for its client services division, reporting over...

UK rental boom cools as growth slows to four-year low

The UK rental market is showing signs of a significant shift, with new data...

Catalyst names names joint CFO and COO

Specialist lender Catalyst Property Finance has announced the appointment of Becky Harris to a...

Magnet Capital boosts lending terms

Development finance lender Magnet Capital has unveiled a series of changes to its product...
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