Later Life

L&G “explores” in-house lifetime mortgage advice

Legal & General says it is exploring its options with regard to providing financial...

TMA expands equity release panel

TMA Club has added lifetime mortgage provider, OneFamily, to its equity release panel. Members of...

Shift in broker criteria searches in March

Knowledge Bank's latest criteria activity tracker has shown a shift in broker searches regarding...

Pension-led funding offers business growth to older entrepreneurs: report

The two million small business owners in the UK aged over 50 could access...

31% tax burden for retired households

New research has established that retired households pay out the equivalent of 31% of...

The Vernon unveils offset RIO options

The Vernon Building Society has added four new products to its retirement mortgage range. The...

Lifetime mortgage growth continues unabated

The Equity Release Council’s Spring 2019 Market Report has found that over the course...

Later Life Lending Network partners with AIR Group

The Later Life Lending Network has announced a partnership with Answers in Retirement Group (AIR...

Over-55s unaware that equity release is available to mortgage borrowers

Research from SunLife has revealed that two-thirds of over 55s don’t know that they...

Poynton Law unveils equity release case tracking for intermediaries

Poynton Law has launched its new equity release case tracking system to intermediaries. The system...

Pure Retirement now servicing over £1bn in loans

Pure Retirement has revealed that it is now servicing over £1bn of loans, for...

The Mansfield increases RIO maximum LTV

The Mansfield Building Society has raised the maximum LTV available to borrowers aged over...

Saffron and Co-op partner for later-life planning

Customers of the Saffron Building Society will now be able to access later-life planning...

Lifetime mortgage borrowers increasingly making monthly repayments

Growing numbers of homeowners with a lifetime mortgage are making monthly payments on their...

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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