Lifetime Mortages

New report outlines roadmap for future of later life lending

A new independent report commissioned by the Equity Release Council on the future of...

Standard Life Home Finance adds six lifetime mortgages to offering

Standard Life Home Finance has unveiled three new lifetime mortgage products - Horizon 240,...

Advise Wise introduces new feature for Consumer Duty

Advise Wise has added a new feature for its members which complements the product...

Equity Release Council launches fees guide for consumers

The Equity Release Council has produced a new guide to help consumers better understand...

The market will grow in strength during 2023

It seems somewhat odd but we already over a sixth of the way through...

Pure Retirement passes milestone with MyPure online platform

Pure Retirement has seen its first 1,000 customers register and interact with its online...

Silver Marketing Association launches 50 Shades of Silver report

The Silver Marketing Association have launched a new report offering insight into segmenting the...

More2life launches online tools for advisers

More2life has launched a new suite of online tools to support advisers in finding...

Advisers call for more support from late life product providers

A study from Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has revealed that...

Legal & General Home Finance improves lifetime mortgage offering

Legal & General Home Finance has announced improvements to its Lifetime Mortgage range, which...

Pure Retirement refreshes Heritage lifetime mortgages for the over-80s

Pure Retirement has reintroduced its Heritage range of lifetime mortgages to the later life...

Equity release continuing to help loved ones

Lifetime mortgage customers are continuing to use the value of their property to help...

Pure Retirement widens Classic product distribution

Pure Retirement has announced the widened distribution of its Classic range of lifetime mortgages. The...

Pure Retirement appoints new head of distribution

Pure Retirement has announced the appointment of Scott Burman as head of distribution. Burman (pictured)...

COMMENT

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

Why energy efficiency is hiding mortgage portfolio risk

For years, ESG strategies across the UK mortgage sector have operated under a relatively straightforward principle: better Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings equal lower...

Affordability shocks and expiring deals: why the 2026 mortgage peak demands a holistic protection review

I speak to mortgage advisers and brokers every day, and one topic keeps coming up - the sheer number of mortgage deals coming to...

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Financial stress figures put customer vulnerability checks in focus

Financial services firms should take a more proactive approach to identifying customers who may...

Stamp duty blamed as home moves fall to once every 21 years

Stamp duty is deterring millions of people from moving home and restricting opportunities for...

Plug-in solar panels pose new insurance risks for property sector

Insurers, brokers, landlords and property owners have been urged to assess the risks presented...

Pepper Money reduces residential and buy-to-let rates

Pepper Money has cut rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges and launched...

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