Later Life

FCA sees results from pension scam awareness campaign

The number of people seeking information about pension scams has risen sharply since the...

Equity release used to make homes safer and more comfortable

Canada Life has revealed that 50% of its equity release customers used some, or...

AIR Group launches full service para-packaging proposition

Answers in Retirement Group (AIR Group) has launched ‘AiR Prestige’, a new, full service,...

L&G unveils lifetime mortgage to bridge retirement income gap

Legal & General has launched a new lifetime mortgage that gives customers more flexibility...

North East leads the way in homeowner generosity to children

76% of homeowners over the age of 55 are looking to help their children...

Involve family members in equity release process

80% of equity release advisers think there is a need for family members, such...

Connect for Intermediaries launches equity release and life panels

Connect for Intermediaries has unveiled a new equity release lending panel and a whole...

Later life lending 2019 events unveiled

The Later Life Academy (LLA) and the Equity Release Council have launched a series...

‘Retirement income riddle’ for older people

New research by Legal & General and Demos has revealed that older people in...

Equity release customers looking to enhance lifestyle

There is a growing shift towards customers using equity release to proactively fund major...

Warning sounded over potential advice polarisation in later life lending

Polarisation of advice could become an issue in later life lending Aaron Conlon, managing director...

Extra equity release education and resources called for

88% of advisers said there was a need for greater education and additional resources...

Retirement lending expected to drive specialist mortgage market growth

Nearly 80% of mortgage intermediaries expect lending into retirement to be the fastest growing...

The Marsden offers RIO mortgages

The Marsden Building Society has become the latest lender to move into the Retirement Interest...
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COMMENT

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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...

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