Later Life

More 2 Life appoints director of operations and change management

More 2 Life has announced the appointment of Ben Waugh as director of operations and...

Bank of Mum & Dad ‘feeling the pinch’

Research by Legal & General and Cebr has found that nearly one in five...

The Bucks teams up with Key Partnerships

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has signed an exclusive contract with equity release referral service...

Number of over-65 homeowners has risen 52% in last 20 years

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has concluded that homeowners...

Brightstar to hold new webinar series

Brightstar Financial has unveiled its largest ever webinar programme, with nine specialist lending events...

Over 55s have an average of £282,623 of equity in their homes

SunLife has revealed that over 55s believe they need £114,436 for a "comfortable" retirement. The...

Q&A: Rob Jupp, chief executive officer at Brightstar Financial

BestAdvice (BA): What can you tell us about Brightstar’s new Later Life Lending service? Rob...

Brightstar unveils later life lending offering

Brightstar Financial has partnered with Sentry Lifetime to offer a later life lending service...

Housing wealth is now part of mainstream retirement planning

Just look at the latest equity release lending figures from the Equity Release Council....

Legal & General Home Finance partners with Virgin Money

Legal & General Home Finance has agreed a new five-year partnership agreement with Virgin...

Marsden BS adds new expat, older borrower and residential deals

The Marsden Building Society has added new products across its expat, older borrower and...

OneFamily makes two hires for intermediary sales team

OneFamily has appointed Chris Brown as a strategic account manager and Laurie Diiorio as...

The Leeds launches Retirement Interest Only mortgages

The Leeds Building Society has become the latest provider to launch Retirement Interest Only...

The Scottish BS unveils retirement interest-only mortgage

The Scottish Building Society has added a Retirement Interest-Only (RIO) mortgage to its range...

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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