Later Life

Hinckley & Rugby allows RIO discount for term with no ERCs

All intermediaries can now access a discount for term RIO mortgage from the Hinckley...

The Mansfield enters Scotland market

The Mansfield Building Society has expanded its lending north of the boarder, launching its...

The Hinckley & Rugby joins Air Mortgage Club panel

Air Mortgage Club has added Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries (H&R) to its retirement...

More 2 Life unveils new lump sum and drawdown products

More 2 Life has introduced two new products to its equity release offering. The lender’s...

HLPartnership’s later life lending seminars now open to all advisers

HLPartnership has announced new dates and venues in September for its later life lending seminars. They...

The Beverley cuts interest-only rates

The Beverley Building Society has reduced the rates on its interest-only mortgages by up to...

Canada Life equity release workshops to support qualified advisers

Canada Life Home Finance is to hold two additional workshops for equity release-qualified financial...

The Mansfield joins Air Mortgage Club panel

AIR MORTGAGE CLUB ADD MANSFIELD BUILDING SOCIETY TO RETIREMENT LENDING PANEL Air Mortgage Club...

Over-55s’ generosity causing uncertain retirement

New research has shown the thousands of over-55s are gifting money as part of...

Key Partnerships confirms referral deal with John Charcol

Key Partnerships, the equity release referral service for equity release specialist Key, has announced...

Nationwide to offer RIO mortgages to wider market

The Nationwide Building Society has unveiled a comprehensive package of later life mortgage options...

The Saffron bolsters RIO offering

The Saffron Building Society's latest addition to its Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage products...

Legal & General acquires pension pot tracing business

Legal & General Retail Retirement (LGRR) has purchased a 100% stake in Finovation Limited,...

Age Partnership offers sub-3% fixed equity release rate

Equity release adviser Age Partnership has secured exclusive access to what it claims is...

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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