Later Life

People expect to be fit for work for longer

UK workers expect to be physically capable of doing their jobs until past their...

Downsizers getting less than expected

New research from financial services provider OneFamily has found that 24% of downsizers ended...

Pure Retirement launches Heritage range of products

Pure Retirement has unveiled its new product suite, the Heritage range, which has whole-of-market...

Total equity release lending hits £1.18 billion in Q1

The property wealth of retired homeowners is increasingly being used to clear unsecured debts...

Equity Release Council appoints comms manager

The Equity Release Council has appointed Chris Fay to the position of communications manager. The...

Two new RIO mortgages from the Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society has added to its Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage range. It...

Retirees need 35% more than full state pension provision

Equity release adviser Key has calculated that the annual cost of being retired mounts...

Just Mortgages to supply Key with equity release leads

Just Mortgages has partnered with leading equity release referral service Key Partnerships for both...

Paradigm reveals 2019 lender and provider award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services and Paradigm Protect, the mortgage services and protection propositions, have announced...

Over-55 homeowners have average of £280k equity in their homes

SunLife research has revealed that 51% of people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and...

Brokers increasingly searching for where lenders will lend

Lending in Wales and Scotland were amongst top five criteria searches for the first...

The Beverley joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has revealed that the Beverley Building Society has joined its panel of...

New lifetime mortgage from Canada Life

Canada Life Home Finance has launched Capital Select Platinum Plus, which it says offers...

Cars and retirement

The other day I heard a Kia advertisement on my car radio. The narration...

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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