Later Life

More 2 Life unveils equity release product at higher LTV range

More 2 Life has launched Maximum Choice Lite, which offers lower rates and a wider...

Canada Life cuts lifetime mortgage rates

Canada Life has cut the rates on four of its lifetime mortgages products by...

Equity release market growth slowed down in Q2

The second quarter of the year saw sales of new drawdown mortgages grow while...

KR Group hires group data and business intelligence director

KR Group has appointed Charlie Moran as group data and business intelligence director. Moran's most recent...

We need the right balance for later life lending success

Given the demographical needs of the UK population, it’s hardly surprising that later life...

£2.5bn more equity available to release year-on-year

There is £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowner’s properties, due to...

Knight Frank Finance joins the Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has revealed that Knight Frank Finance, the financial services arm of...

Available housing equity now totals over £380 billion

There is now £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowner’s properties, due...

Brightstar launches education initiative

Brightstar Financial has introduced an education programme for brokers. The distributor will, over the coming...

L&G unveils new equity release workshop programme

Legal & General Home Finance has introduced a series of ‘Setting the Foundations’ workshops...

Longest RIO fixed rate introduced by the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has unveiled a 15-year fixed rate mortgage, the longest in...

Canada Life enhances buy-to-let life later offering

Canada Life has lowered the interest rate and increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for...

TMA distributes LV= lifetime mortgages

TMA Club has partnered with insurance provider, LV= to offer its members access to...

Fluent: mortgage brokers should consider equity release referrals

Fluent for Advisers is urging its introducers to consider building relationships with IFAs and...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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