Later Life

Mortgage advisers urged to broaden later life lending advice

Mortgage advisers must be prepared to consider the full range of later life lending...

Skipton teams up with Age UK to support older people through cost of living crisis

Skipton Building Society has partnered with Age UK to deliver a national programme aimed...

more2life launches Omni lifetime mortgage to expand later life borrowing options

More2life has launched a new lifetime mortgage, Omni, designed to give advisers and older...

Call to merge CeRER with CeMAP

Key, the UK’s largest equity release adviser, has urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

Vulnerable equity release customers still overlooked, warns ERG

The Equity Release Group (ERG) has warned that the financial advice industry is failing...

FCA warns of surge in impersonation scams as fraudsters target older victims

Almost 5,000 reports of fraudsters impersonating the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) were made in...

AS Financial rebrands to showcase growth beyond mortgages

AS Financial, the London-based financial advisory firm, has unveiled a bold new brand identity...

Industry voices warn over risks of stamp duty reform

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s consideration of replacing stamp duty with a new national property tax...

Younger generations look to pensions and property for retirement security

Millennials and Generation Z are increasingly turning to both pensions and property to secure...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of...

Newcastle for Intermediaries removes age cap on standard repayment mortgages

Newcastle for Intermediaries has abolished the maximum age limit for the repayment of standard...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank expand criteria and boost approval rates

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank have unveiled a series of lending changes aimed at...

Hanley Economic expands later life mortgage range with new RIO offerings

Hanley Economic Building Society has expanded its later life lending portfolio with the introduction...

Commuter belt triumphs as Chesham and Amersham top UK retirement wellbeing index

Chesham and Amersham, a Buckinghamshire constituency more commonly associated with the commuter belt than...

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The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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TAB secures £500m funding facility to fuel mortgage and bridging expansion

TAB has secured a £500m funding facility from funds managed by global investment manager...

United Trust Bank removes cap on landlord portfolios in BTL shake-up

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced significant changes to its buy-to-let mortgage criteria, lifting...

Aspen delivers £6.3m dual facility in five days

Aspen Bridging has completed a £6.3m dual facility in just five days, funding two...

Arc & Co. secures £17.6m loan for Brighton office project

Arc & Co. has arranged a £17.64m development loan from Downing LLP to fund...