Later Life

L&G Home Finance to hold retirement lending roundtables

Legal & General Home Finance is to hold a series of CISI-accredited breakfast roundtables...

Adults children concerned over finances of their parents

60% of adult children (30–55 years old) are worried about their parents’ finances, according...

The Nottingham unveils RIO mortgages

The Nottingham Building Society has added three Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgages to its...

LLA to hold ‘Training in Care’ events in April

The Later Life Academy (LLA) is to host a series of events called ‘Training in...

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...

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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