Lifetime Mortages

Advise Wise launches referral hub to broaden adviser support

Later life sourcing platform Advise Wise has launched a new Referral Hub designed to...

Pure Retirement founder to become chair as leadership transition begins

Pure Retirement chief executive Paul Carter is preparing to step into the role of...

The growth is there. Now we must close the gap

The latest UK Finance Later Life Lending Update for Q4 2025 should give every...

Air sets out Consumer Duty blueprint for later life lending advice

Air has published a new report designed to help advisers evidence later life lending...

The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release...

Pure Retirement expands adviser support with new white label marketing resources

Pure Retirement has broadened its Marketing Toolkit with a new suite of white label...

Financial firms warned over gaps in tackling domestic and economic abuse

Financial services firms are failing to ask the right questions about domestic and economic...

FCA signals lighter touch as Rathi warns of ‘modest distress’ from mortgage easing

The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed a decisive shift...

Canada Life UK posts double-digit sales rise

Canada Life UK has reported a 17% rise in total sales for the year...

New podcast aimed at advisers navigating mortgage and wealth convergence

Twenty7tec has launched a new podcast series designed to support advisers as mortgage and...

Simplybiz Mortgages sets out expanded events programme for 2026

Simplybiz Mortgages has unveiled its events programme for 2026, with more than 100 in-person...

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

Pure Retirement reveals trends among single life equity release borrowers

Age and gender play a decisive role in the marital status of customers taking...

Key Group extends Finova partnership for further five years

Key Group has extended its partnership with Finova for a further five years, continuing...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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