Later Life

A quarter of couples have never discussed retirement income plans

24% of couples have never discussed retirement income plans with their partner or spouse,...

Civil partnerships could have significant impact on pension schemes

A heterosexual couple have won their legal bid for the right to have a...

Over-45s ‘willing to face up to tough choices’ over social care

Just Group has reported that the over-45s see tapping into the equity in their...

Key Retirement recruits advice delivery director

Key Retirement has added to its senior team with the appointment of Ian English...

Not enough homes for ‘last time buyers’ to move to

Last-time buyers are struggling to find houses to move to as the potential financial...

Retirement “a 20th century concept”

Later life advisers have the opportunity to broaden their range of services to clients...

Minority government hindering solution to social care funding

The Chairman of the Equity Release Council, and former MP for Enfield Southgate, David...

Wembley to host later life lending seminar

Key Partnerships will be hosting its latest later life lending seminar at Wembley Stadium...

Advisers could help vulnerable old people

Later life advisers can be the 'trusted person' who is able to put lonely...

Legal & General Home Finance appoints head of mortgage broker sales

Legal & General Home Finance has announced the appointment of Marie Catch as head...

The Tipton & Cosley offering retirement interest-only mortgages

The Tipton & Cosley Building Society is claiming to be the first society to...

PFS issue new pension transfer good practice guide

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has issued an updated ‘good practice guide’ covering transfers...

Later Life Academy secures NSAFS accreditation

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has revealed that its development programme for later life...

OneFamily adds two-year option to interest payment lifetime mortgage

OneFamily is launching a two-year fixed offer on its interest payment lifetime mortgage. OneFamily’s interest...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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