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Air teams up with New Leaf Distribution

Air, the later-life lending platform, has partnered with New Leaf Distribution to bolster the...

OMS in API integration with Air Sourcing

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a full application programming interface (API) integration with...

Royal London acquires Responsible Group

Royal London has wholly acquired the later life lending and product specialists, the Responsible...

Legal & General unveils new lifetime mortgage for over-50s

Legal & General Home Finance has introduced its Payment Term Lifetime Mortgage (PTLM), a...

More needs-based borrowing from lifetime mortgage cash releases

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has discovered a mixed picture among those who access...

One third of older homeowners see themselves as vulnerable

32% of people aged 50–79 years consider themselves vulnerable, according to a LiveMore survey...

Large variation in consumer vulnerability across key sectors

The latest data from the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) has revealed that firms using...

The Later Life Lending Network reveals conference and winter ball plans

The Later Life Lending and Equity Release Network, part of The Right Mortgage, has...

Advise Wise adds Early Repayment Charge period sorting feature

Advise Wise, the later life sourcing platform, has launched a new feature allowing advisers...

Managing the FCA’s later life mortgage expectations

Our sector continues to dissect September’s FCA review focused on the ‘Action needed to...

Q3 new lifetime mortgage data split between aspiration and necessary

Pure Retirement has published its analysis of its Q3 loan usage data for new...

Equity release market returns to growth

The Equity Release Council has reported that the equity release market has seen growth...

Later life sector deemed important by 84% of property professionals

A webinar poll undertaken by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) saw 84% of property professionals...

Advise Wise adds later life market events web page

Advise Wise has launched new Market Events web page. It is designed to serve as...

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The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by estate agents wasn’t so much a revelation as it was...

Rachel Reeves rolls back mortgage rules: return to risk or reasonable reform?

Rachel Reeves is to roll back bureaucratic red tape introduced since the 2008 financial crash to allow people to borrow more for mortgages. Under the...

Gavin Opperman: Why teachers deserve a mortgage model of their own

As Chief Executive of Teachers Building Society, Gavin Opperman brings a distinctive global perspective and a deep personal mission to the helm of one...

Reeves’ reforms are a welcome boost but the housing market must modernise

Rachel Reeves’ announcement marks a clear shift in housing policy, with measures that could help thousands more first-time buyers onto the property ladder. Increasing lending...

What is the Protection Claims Charter – and how does it work?

The moment of truth for any insurance product is at point of claim. Insurers have been publishing claims statistics for almost two decades now, highlighting...

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Altura MD takes on Ultra Challenge for Motor Neurone Disease charity

Rob Gill, managing director of London-based Altura Mortgage Finance, is preparing to take on...

Retail revival as investors return to High Street following Bank rate cut

Investment in the UK retail property sector has surged by 35% year-on-year as falling...

InfoTrack marks 10 years with launch of smart Enquiries tool to tackle transaction delays

InfoTrack has unveiled a new Enquiries solution designed to streamline one of the most...

Brokers demand greater clarity from lenders, new report finds

Nearly half of brokers want lenders to publish bridging loan criteria in a consistent...