Lifetime Mortages

IMLA backs FCA roadmap on mortgage rule review

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has described the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) Feedback...

Rising inheritance tax receipts sharpen focus on later life planning

Inheritance tax receipts have climbed to £5.8 billion in the first eight months of...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network reports strong Q3 performance

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reported another quarter of growth, pointing to...

FS25/6 and the execution-only irony brokers can’t ignore

Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the...

Key returns to television advertising as later life lending confidence builds

Key Equity Release has relaunched a national TV advertising campaign, citing growing confidence in...

FCA outlines reforms aimed at broadening access to mortgages

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to reshape the mortgage market, with...

More2life shortens Flexi ERCs and introduces age-based sourcing enhancement

More2life has introduced a series of changes designed to broaden later life lending options...

More2life adds Horizon mortgage range to broaden adviser options

More2life has expanded its lifetime mortgage offering with the integration of the Horizon and...

Later life lending and the importance of a lasting power of attorney

It’s fair to say that later life lending has moved from a niche corner...

Later life borrowing rises as older buyers turn to mortgages in greater numbers

UK Finance’s latest later life mortgage lending update for Q3 2025 suggests that borrowing...

Iress expands equity release functionality as advisers seek deeper data

Iress has upgraded its equity release service on The Exchange in response to rising...

Equity release borrowers turn to property wealth to clear mortgages

New data from Key Advice suggests a marked shift in how older homeowners are...

Equity Release Group expands adviser team after StepChange partnership

Equity Release Group has strengthened its advisory arm, Equity Release Supermarket, with three new...

Later life lending must become ‘mainstream priority’, following FCA reform speech

Will Hale, chief executive of Key Advice & Air, has urged the mortgage industry...

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...

Latest news

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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