Later Life

Record year-on-year growth in equity release

The first quarter of 2017 saw the equity release sector reach record annual growth in new...

Paradigm to offer later life lending event

Paradigm Mortgage Services is to hold its first later life lending event in June. The half-day...

Key Retirement at MBE Leeds

Key Retirement Group is supporting Mortgage Business Expo’s focus on equity release lending and advice. Key’s...

Average equity release fixed rates at record low

Latest research by Moneyfacts.co.uk has established that the equity release market has continued to evolve...

Huge growth predicted for retirement lending market

New research from equity release lender More 2 Life has found that the size...

Self-employed exposed by ‘virtual’ pension planning

Research studying the retirement plans of the self-employed has found that the UK lags behind most of...

Generation X to use property to fund retirement

47% of 35-54 year olds (Generation X) or 8.3 million people in the UK...

Key appoints specialist lending director

Key Retirement has appointed Mark Blanchfield as its director of specialist lending. He will be...

Equity release “to help fill buy-to-let vacuum”

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has warned that, after doubling in volume from £20.1bn...

SME owners facing retirement time bomb

Financial advisers need to step up their game to help small business owners avoid...

Pension change awareness weakest amongst the young

Today marks the anniversary of both the new state pension and the new pension freedoms....

MBE Leeds to hold equity release ‘knowledge hub’

The Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) at the Leeds Armouries on 26 April will include a dedicated...

Growing engagement in pension planning

Tomorrow (6 April) will mark two years since the introduction of the pension freedoms....

Legal & General Home Finance to relocate

Legal & General Home Finance will be relocating to a larger office in Solihull...

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Good advice key for remortgaging landlords

The buy-to-let sector has remained resilient in the face of mounting tax bills, legislative burdens and the elevated interest rates of recent years, and...

Remortgage options grow for pound-for-pound landlord borrowers

With many thousands of landlords set to come off two and five-year fixed rates in 2025 it makes more sense than ever to reach...

What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

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Landbay takes 25bps off non-portfolio rates

Landbay has announced a 25 basis point reduction in rates across its non-portfolio buy-to-let...

Sort Group earns Investors in People Gold for leadership and culture

Sort Group, the Derby-based property, legal and financial services specialist, has secured the coveted...

Zephyr cuts rates on all two-year buy-to-let mortgages

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced pricing across its entire range of two-year fixed buy-to-let mortgage...

Santander bolsters mortgage range with over 50 new products

Santander UK is significantly expanding its mortgage portfolio with the launch of more than...
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