Later Life

Equity release market records its fastest ever start to a year

The Equity Release Council has reported that the first quarter of 2019 was the...

Equity Release Council to introduce new competency framework

The Equity Release Council unveiled a series of initiatives at its Annual General Meeting (AGM)...

Lack of understanding around power of attorney

New research from Royal London has shown that half of adults are not aware...

Legal & General partners with Royal Voluntary Service

Legal & General Retail Retirement is supporting the Royal Voluntary Service’s ‘Step Forward’ campaign,...

AIR Group to hold second later life adviser conference

AIR Group's second annual National Later Life Adviser Conference, in association with the Equity...

New BDM at More 2 Life

Equity release lender More 2 Life has appointed Sanjay Gadhia as a business development manager (BDM)...

Later life lending expansion “well timed”

New research from the Ipswich Building Society has found that one in 10 anticipate...

New Saffron RIO deal for L&G Mortgage Club

The Saffron Building Society has launched a Retirement Interest Only (RIO) Mortgage exclusively through...

Later life care funding worrying families

Families are increasingly concerned with how to fund care in later life for elderly...

More 2 Life unveils new Capital Choice Lite products

More 2 Life has announced the launch of its ‘Capital Choice Lite’ plans, offering...

Canada Life to hold equity release lead generation workshops

Canada Life Home Finance is to run a new series set of events in...

Who am I?

Are you a Brexiteer or a Remainer? If you are a Brexiteer you are...

Equity release borrower choice continues to expand

Key Partnerships has reported that equity release lenders now offer 233 plan options across...

The Nationwide to offer dedicated advice for later life lending

The Nationwide Building Society has launched a new range of three later life mortgage...

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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