Later Life

Cautious equity release borrowers switch to drawdown

Equity release adviser Key has reported that third quarter take-up of drawdown plans grew...

Air Group revamps Air Sourcing platform

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has introdcued a new version of its Air...

Air Later Life Academy partners with Care Box

Air Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced a new relationship with long-term care specialists Care Box. Care...

Cash in Your House: progress, of sorts

First up, could I ask everyone active or interested in being active in the...

Female entrepreneurs fail to save for retirement

The number of female entrepreneurs in the UK has reached an all-time high at...

OneFamily relaunches ‘Super LTV’ lifetime mortgage

OneFamily has reintroduced its lifetime mortgage for higher loans to value (LTVs). The Super LTV...

Scottish Friendly completes “landmark” book acquisition

Scottish Friendly has completed its acquisition of life and pensions policies from Canada Life. The...

Equity Release Council updates standards following consultation

The Equity Release Council has launched its updated industry standards following a wide consultation among...

PMS and Sesame to hold specialist lending events

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network are to host a new range of specialist...

Responsible Life eyes half a billion pound target

Responsible Life says it is set to advise on half a billion pounds worth...

The Nottingham joins Air Mortgage Club panel

Air Mortgage Club has announced the addition of the Nottingham Building Society to its...

Q&A: Simon Thompson, CEO of Key Group

BestAdvice (BA): Why is Key Group focussing on the later life lending market? You’ve...

Pension withdrawal for buy-to-let could cost thousands

Savers should consult an adviser before raiding their pension to purchase property, Royal London...

Having those difficult conversations

Maybe I am getting older, but I seem to be attending more funerals recently....

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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