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Three-quarters of 50-80-year-olds worried about cost-of-living

78% of homeowners aged between 50 and 80 are feeling the effects of the...

FCA finds substandard advice in later life lending market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reviewed the later life lending market and worked...

Air introduces later life lending Navigator tool suite

Air has announced the launch of its new Later Life Lending Navigator, which has...

Just Group extends Green Mortgage discount offering

Just Group has added the Green Mortgage discount feature to all of its Just...

Rise in aspirational use of lifetime mortgages

Over the first half of 2023, lifetime mortgage customers have become more open to...

Why you need to continually appraise where your business is at

Working in this sector, and telling people what you do, you’ll always be asked...

Hodge improves pension drawdown criteria for later life applicants

Hodge is increasing the percentage of pension drawdown it can accept to help more...

Advise Wise unveils annuity referral service

Advise Wise has announced the launch of its annuity referral system designed to help...

Advisers would welcome additional later life training and support

39% of later life advisers feel more ‘in-depth’ vulnerability training is needed to meet...

Adviser claims most equity release calculators “misleading”

Latest findings from Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), an independent equity release advisory service, suggests...

Responsible Lending expands access to Royal London equity release range

The range of lifetime mortgage products delivered by Responsible Lending in partnership with Royal...

Advise Wise provides new contact directory

Advise Wise has announced the launch of its newest platform feature, the Contacts Directory....

LiveMore offers automated DIP

LiveMore has developed a new mortgage origination platform in-house, incorporating a Decision in Principle...

Legal & General Home Finance adds low LTV variants to lifetime mortgage range

Legal & General Home Finance has revised its lifetime mortgage range following adviser feedback. These...

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Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

AI won’t replace mortgage brokers – but those who don’t adapt could be left behind, say industry leaders

Artificial intelligence is set to transform the mortgage industry but it won’t replace the role of the broker, according to a panel of sector...

Why the mortgage industry must digitise for the customer, not just for compliance

Home buyers today can manage their finances, verify their ID and even order a sofa for next-day delivery all from their phones. Yet when...

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...

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More shock as buyers face pressure to use estate agents’ mortgage brokers

New research commissioned by Boon Brokers has revealed widespread concerns over pressure tactics used...

Half of UK children worried about money, new study finds

Children as young as seven are grappling with financial anxiety, according to a new...

Remortgage pipeline builds despite June slowdown in completions

The UK remortgage market remained steady in June, with new instructions and cancellations holding...

HREF cuts lending rates as it targets mid-sized bridging deals

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has announced a substantial cut in its lending rates. The...