Later Life

The Beverley unveils RIO mortgage

The Beverley Building Society has launched a retirement interest only (RIO) mortgage for older...

Lack of retirement funding knowledge amongst over-55s

The majority of workers over 55 aren’t aware of the different options for funding...

46 FTBs per week helped by equity release: Canada Life

Family members taking out equity release helped 46 first-time buyers a week onto the...

PMS and Sesame launch Later Life Lending Hub

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network are helping advisers in the Retirement Interest Only...

L&G unveils new lifetime mortgage LTVs

Legal & General Home Finance has made a series of changes to its Flexible...

Increased broker demand for later-life lending

New research from Legal & General Mortgage Club has revealed that later-life lending products...

DPR completes API integration with AiR Sourcing

Mortgage systems provider DPR has integrated its illustration API with the AiR Sourcing platform. The...

Parallels with Brexit

As I write this, no-one knows what the outcome of Brexit will be. MPs are...

Key expands estate planning team

Equity release broker Key has created three new senior roles within its estate planning department. The team...

The Ipswich cuts 5-year BTL rates and adds later life deal

The Ipswich Building Society has cut the rates and fees on its existing buy-to-let...

The Marsden partners with The Right Equity Release

The Marsden Building Society has teamed up with The Right Equity Release to launch...

Legal & General Home Finance to hold four more CII-led equity release workshops

Legal & General Home Finance will offer four additional CII-led workshops for mortgage brokers. The...

SortRefer unveils equity release legal product

SortRefer has launched an equity release legal service for advisers and their customers. The product...

Legal & General unveils “unique” adviser service

Legal & General has announced the launch of Track My Apps, a new tracking...

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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