Later Life

Who will give advice to Janice?

Consider the situation for Janice who reaches her State pension age in a couple...

Total property wealth hits record high

Key Retirement has found that retired homeowners have earned £3,500 a month from their...

Key to promote later life lending at MBE

Key Retirement Group will outline the growth of later life lending opportunities at the...

Equity release an option for portfolio landlords?

Retirement Advantage has claimed that landlords affected by the new PRA mortgage affordability checks could still...

IFAs want more equity release innovation

The majority of IFAs think greater choice and flexibility around early repayment options would...

Age Partnership rapped for misleading advertising

Age Partnership has had a television ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). A...

Y3S Group rebrands to Specialist Mortgage Group

South Wales-based finance group Y3S has become the Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG). It consists of...

Advisers looking towards younger people

74% of advisers believe Brits are not tackling their long term financial planning early...

Faster application process launched by More 2 Life

Equity release lender More 2 Life has announced its fastest-ever application process, with a customer receiving...

Large increase in equity released in North West

Responsible Equity Release has revealed that homeowners have released 50% more equity from their...

FCA outlines Ageing Population Project findings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an Occasional Paper outlining the findings from...

Pure Retirement releases new online portal

Pure Retirement has unveiled a new broker portal which offers facilities for online applications,...

Retirement Advantage adds fee free cashback product

Retirement Advantage has introduced a cashback version of its Lifestyle Platinum equity release product....

More 2 Life lowers Capital Choice Plan age requirement

Equity release lender, More 2 Life, is lowering the age limit of borrowers who...

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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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Stagg Mortgage Services appoints Paul Lewis as growth director

Stagg Mortgage Services has appointed Paul Lewis as its new growth director as part...

HLPartnership adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

HLPartnership has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel as part of its ongoing strategy...

FCA warns consumers over ineffective credit builder products

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that many credit builder products fail to...

Affordability pressures deepen in Wales and North East as rental divergence widens

Regional divergence within the UK’s private rented sector has become more pronounced, with new...

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