Later Life

New RIO mortgages from the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society has introduced three new Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage deals. The...

Average age of equity release customers expected to rise this year

Canada Life Home Finance has revealed that more than two-fifths of financial advisers expect...

The Saffron introduces retirement downsizing mortgage

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled a new ‘Lending into Retirement Downsizing’ mortgage. The mortgage...

Networks to hold later life lending seminars

HLPartnership (HLP) and Mortgage Support Network (MSN) are hosting two seminars focussing on Later...

The Leeds unveils no fee fixed rate RIO mortgage

The Leeds Building Society has launched a no fee fixed rate Retirement Interest Only (RIO)...

More 2 Life integrated into AiR Sourcing API platform

AiR Sourcing says it has fully integrated lifetime mortgage provider More 2 Life into its independent...

SME owners planning employee benefit expansion

New research from MetLife UK has found that SME bosses are planning to increase...

Responsible Lending offers drawdown financial advice

Responsible Lending has today introduced financial advice on tailored drawdown options across all of...

The Marsden in widespread product portfolio refresh

The Marsden Building Society has added new products across its expat, older borrower, RIO...

The importance of getting the Pensions Dashboard right

The responses to the Pensions Dashboard consultation and some of the subsequent social media...

More 2 Life unveils interactive LTV calculator

More 2 Life has launched a new enhanced Loan To Value (LTV) calculator for...

The Leeds launches 10-year RIO mortgages

The Leeds Building Society has introduced new 10-year Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgages and...

Canada Life offers workshops for equity release-qualified advisers

Canada Life Home Finance is to hold a number of events for equity release-qualified...

Pure Retirement introduces equity release Android app

Pure Retirement has launched its new adviser-facing mobile app. The firm believes it to be...

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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