Later Life

Three senior appointments for L&G retail retirement division

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Jon Scannell, Meg Dickens and Sara...

Lender sees major rise in ‘silver bridgers’

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) says it has seen a sharp increase in ‘silver bridgers’...

Pure Retirement hires business development manager

Hattie Tales has become Pure Retirement's new business development manager for the south of...

Regulation seen as main barrier to equity release growth

More 2 Life has reported that while advisers have a positive outlook on the future...

A new high for retirement income

Latest research by Prudential has found that people planning to retire this year are...

Equity release market breaks £3bn barrier

Key Retirement has reported that retired homeowners released over £3 billion of property wealth...

SimplyBiz Group offers exclusive access to HUB Referral Solutions

The SimplyBiz Group has teamed up with Just Group to offer its members exclusive...

New chairman for Key Retirement Group

Key Retirement Group has appointed Steve Groves as its chairman. The retirement services firm says...

Mind the Gap

‘Mind the Gap’ is a phrase that is often seen and heard on the...

iPipeline reveals TCP LifeSystems acquisition

iPipeline has announced the acquisition of TCP LifeSystems, a software solutions provider to life...

Retire with an extra £10k p.a. by cutting back

Many people could have as much as £9,853 in additional annual income in retirement...

L&G Mortgage Club expands Shawbrook offering

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added two Shawbrook Bank products to its offering. The...

Membership growth at the Equity Release Council

The membership of the Equity Release Council has increased annually by 23%, rising to 219...

OneFamily unveils new two year fixed lifetime offer

OneFamily has launched a new two year fixed offer across its range of lifetime...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

Conveyancers urged to respond as commonhold consultation closes

The Conveyancing Association has urged conveyancing firms and property professionals to respond to the...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

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