Later Life

Video: Canada Life, Key & Monument FS discuss later life opportunities for brokers

Discussing these issues are: Will Hale, CEO, Key Paul Jeal, director, Monument Financial Solutions ...

The Saffron opens up RIO mortgage distribution

The Saffron Building Society has announced that its Retirement Interest Only (RIO) Mortgage is...

Over-65s own property wealth worth £1.096 trillion

Retired homeowners have seen their property wealth rise by over £1,000 in the past...

44% of older homeowners prepared to downsize for foreign holiday

Latest research from SunLife has found that nearly half of homeowners over 55 would...

Later life advisers should assess clients’ vulnerability

Advisers have a duty of care to assess the potential vulnerability of later life...

OneFamily appoints BDM for the North West

OneFamily has appointed Donna Johnson as a business development manager (BDM) in its adviser...

Confidence in the specialist lending market continues to rise

Masthaven Bank's latest Broker Beat report has found that 73% of intermediaries working in...

The Marsden makes widespread fixed rate cuts

The Marsden Building Society has reduced fixed rate mortgages across its full product range...

Rebrand for Air Group businesses

Answers in Retirement Group has announced a rebranding of all businesses. The rebranding means...

Canada Life unveils online customer hub

Canada Life has introduced a hub on its website to help existing mortgage customers with...

Later life lending market to double in a decade

The later life lending market is set to almost double in size over the...

Lifetime mortgages rise in popularity for women

Canada Life has claimed that recent trend data suggest a growing demand for lifetime...

OneFamily expands lifetime mortgage support teams

OneFamily has added two new underwriters and three mortgage processors to its lifetime mortgage...

The Newbury BS joins Equity Release Club panel

The Newbury Building Society has become the latest lender to join the Equity Release...

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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