Later Life

Call to merge CeRER with CeMAP

Key, the UK’s largest equity release adviser, has urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

Vulnerable equity release customers still overlooked, warns ERG

The Equity Release Group (ERG) has warned that the financial advice industry is failing...

FCA warns of surge in impersonation scams as fraudsters target older victims

Almost 5,000 reports of fraudsters impersonating the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) were made in...

AS Financial rebrands to showcase growth beyond mortgages

AS Financial, the London-based financial advisory firm, has unveiled a bold new brand identity...

Industry voices warn over risks of stamp duty reform

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s consideration of replacing stamp duty with a new national property tax...

Younger generations look to pensions and property for retirement security

Millennials and Generation Z are increasingly turning to both pensions and property to secure...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of...

Newcastle for Intermediaries removes age cap on standard repayment mortgages

Newcastle for Intermediaries has abolished the maximum age limit for the repayment of standard...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank expand criteria and boost approval rates

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank have unveiled a series of lending changes aimed at...

Hanley Economic expands later life mortgage range with new RIO offerings

Hanley Economic Building Society has expanded its later life lending portfolio with the introduction...

Commuter belt triumphs as Chesham and Amersham top UK retirement wellbeing index

Chesham and Amersham, a Buckinghamshire constituency more commonly associated with the commuter belt than...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely...

LiveMore doubles applications and launches major recruitment drive

LiveMore, the later life lending specialist, has more than doubled mortgage applications in the...

Later life lending supporting over-50s locked out of labour market

A growing number of over-50s who find themselves out of work and ineligible for...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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