Drawdown

Key calls for FCA to tackle advice silos in later life lending review

Key Equity Release has welcomed FCA proposals to widen access to later life lending...

Call for later life lending advice silos to be broken down

Industry figures have called for closer links between mortgage advisers, wealth managers and later...

Equity Release Council to launch later life lending leadership symposium

The Equity Release Council is to launch a new leadership format for its annual...

Property wealth set to play bigger role as pension savings fall short

The growing reliance on defined contribution pensions is likely to increase the role of...

As leadership battle brews, could later life lending emerge as a defining policy issue?

The runners and riders are anticipating a leadership challenge to unseat Labour’s first Prime...

Equity Release Group reports 11% rise in case volumes

Equity Release Group has reported an 11.1% year-on-year rise in case volumes for the...

OMS renews technology agreement with Complete FS

One Mortgage System has renewed its agreement with Complete FS, extending the specialist distributor’s...

Equity Release Group backs FCA later life lending review

Equity Release Group has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s Later Life Mortgages Market Study,...

Air supports Linear move into later life lending

Air is supporting Linear Financial Solutions as the Primis Mortgage Network firm launches into...

Air to host later life lending growth summit

Air will host a Growth Summit next week to help advisers respond to change...

Equity release lending falls as uncertainty delays completions

Equity release lending fell in the first quarter of 2026 as economic uncertainty and...

Brokers told not to wait for FCA review before reassessing later life lending advice

Brokers should reassess how they approach older borrowers now rather than wait for regulatory...

TRM to host later life lending roadshow

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network will host a later life lending roadshow in...

Key urges wider later life lending referrals in response to FCA market study

Key Equity Release has welcomed the FCA’s later life mortgage market study, arguing that...
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COMMENT

Comment

Bank Rate holds, but the pressure is building

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) last month at 3.75% provides another period of stability for the mortgage market,...

How are we supporting the next generation of first-time buyers?

With GCSE and A-level results out over the last fortnight, it feels like the right moment to ask a question the industry doesn't spend...

Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos

In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life lending community and the fact that collaboration is one of...

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News

Regions share £10bn allocation for 70,000 affordable homes

More than 70,000 social and affordable homes are to be built across six English...
Appointments

Amanda Bryden appointed to lead Accord Mortgages

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Amanda Bryden as director of distribution and incoming managing...
marketing

TMG backs Rotherham United Women in shirt sponsorship deal

TMG Financial Services has agreed a partnership with Rotherham United Women FC to become...
Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages adds fixed-fee options to limited-edition range

ModaMortgages has expanded its limited-edition buy-to-let range with new fixed and percentage-based product fee...

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