Later Life

Where next for the Baby Boomers?

The FCA recently published a discussion paper on the different issues being faced by...

Legal & General Mortgage Club reveals Autumn event schedule

Legal & General Mortgage Club has published its calendar of Autumn events and roadshows. The...

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...
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I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

Slow completions are costing brokers. Five steps can help protect their pipelines

Through my conversations with mortgage brokers, and Landmark’s work across the wider home-moving process, I see the same pattern repeatedly. Once a mortgage has...

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

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