Later Life

Over-55s unaware that equity release is available to mortgage borrowers

Research from SunLife has revealed that two-thirds of over 55s don’t know that they...

Poynton Law unveils equity release case tracking for intermediaries

Poynton Law has launched its new equity release case tracking system to intermediaries. The system...

Pure Retirement now servicing over £1bn in loans

Pure Retirement has revealed that it is now servicing over £1bn of loans, for...

The Mansfield increases RIO maximum LTV

The Mansfield Building Society has raised the maximum LTV available to borrowers aged over...

Saffron and Co-op partner for later-life planning

Customers of the Saffron Building Society will now be able to access later-life planning...

Lifetime mortgage borrowers increasingly making monthly repayments

Growing numbers of homeowners with a lifetime mortgage are making monthly payments on their...

Head of sales for Key Direct appointed

Equity release adviser Key has appointed Kyle Lilford as head of sales for Key...

Canada Life introduces new lifetime mortgage option

Canada Life Home Finance has unveiled Capital Select Lite, which provides homeowners with the...

New CEO for L&G Home Finance as Steve Ellis to run retirement living business

Legal & General has announced two senior management appointments within its retail retirement business. Steve Ellis...

KR Group appoints distribution strategy director

Key Retirement Group (KR Group) has appointed Russell Warwick as its first distribution strategy...

LV= plans to end friendly society status

Mutual insurance, retirement and investment group LV= plans to convert to a company limited...

Protection and life sales down but equity release up at LV=

LV= has reported operating profit of £136 million for 2018, up £2m on the...

New recruits for Key Partnerships

Key Partnerships has reported record growth and says it will almost double the size...

OneFamily unveils highest LTV lifetime mortgage

Equity release provider OneFamily is launching a "super" loan-to-value (LTV) lifetime mortgage for homeowners...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

Accord cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43%

Accord Mortgages is reducing selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43 percentage points, with...

Mortgage Brain embeds LMS conveyancing service into CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated the LMS Select conveyancing platform directly into CRM Brain, allowing...

House prices stall as mortgage costs and Budget uncertainty weigh on market

UK house prices were unchanged in September as higher mortgage rates and wider economic...

Remortgage activity rebounds as higher rates weigh on home purchases

Remortgage applications returned to annual growth in the third quarter, helping to offset a...

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