Later Life

Access FS becomes member of Equity Release Council

Access Financial Services has joined the Equity Release Council. Its mortgage advisers provide advice on...

LiveMore CEO reacts to FCA’s focus on later-life lending

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reinforced its commitment to Consumer Duty, making it...

Total equity release lending rises for third successive quarter

Over 15,000 customers were active in the equity release market for the first time...

2025: A year of continued positive change for later life lending

In many ways, last year was a consolidatory yet overall successful year for the...

Average lifetime mortgage house values up 25% year-on-year

Average property values among new lifetime mortgage customer are continuing to rise, according to...

Rise in lifetime mortgage use for debt and mortgage repayments

Pure Retirement has reported a number of changes in use of its later life...

Equity Release Associates appoints managing director

Equity Release Associates (ERA), a network for self-employed equity release advisers, has appointed Sara...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank align lending into retirement policies

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank have been working to align their policies for lending...

Advise Wise integrates with LV= to offer ‘instant KFIs’ and direct online apps

Advise Wise has announced the successful completion of an advanced API integration with LV=. This...

Advise Wise adds Forever Legal to one-click instruction feature

Advise Wise has announced the extension of its one-click instruction feature to Forever Legal’s...

LiveMore overhauls unveils new lifetime products and adds drawdown

LiveMore has expanded its lifetime equity release products to further widen financial options for...

Hanley Economic BS unveils weekly case discussion forum for brokers

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a new feature aimed at simplifying the application...

The equity release market is dead… long live the later life lending market!

A few weeks ago, I struggled through the snow to attend the Equity Release...

LiveMore achieves triple digit growth in revenue and lending

LiveMore has calculated that it will have generated year-on-year growth of 300% in revenue...

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You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

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Rotherham mortgage boss crowned Lord of the Manor

Scott Thorpe, founder and chief executive of TMG Mortgage Network, has been formally recognised...

Midlands and northern England dominate buy-to-let purchases as landlords seek value

Buy-to-let lending in the Midlands and the north of England accounted for nearly half...

United Trust Bank moves into student housing with new funding offer

United Trust Bank has broadened its living sector proposition with the launch of a...

Market Financial Solutions joins Sesame lender panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to Sesame’s panel of lenders, giving members...