Later Life

Vernon and Tenet Group in distribution deal

Vernon Intermediaries and Tenet Group have partnered to provide Tenet’s advisers with access the...

Pure Retirement expands support for equity release advisers

Pure Retirement has recruited a further 24 members to its team. The firm aims to...

Spending time on the holiday spending

As we approach the school summer holiday period it seems a very good time...

Fluent Money develops later life lending subsidiary

Fluent Money Group (FMG) has appointed Aaron Conlon as managing director of newly formed...

Top broker criteria search for self-employed borrowers

The monthly Criteria Activity Tracker provided by Knowledge Bank has revealed the most search...

Retirement Advantage alters BTL range for older landlords

Retirement Advantage has made changes to its range of mortgage products aimed at older...

Unsecured debt amongst 55 to 74-year olds on the rise

New research from equity release lender More 2 Life reveals that unsecured debt amongst 55 to...

A quarter of couples have never discussed retirement income plans

24% of couples have never discussed retirement income plans with their partner or spouse,...

Civil partnerships could have significant impact on pension schemes

A heterosexual couple have won their legal bid for the right to have a...

Over-45s ‘willing to face up to tough choices’ over social care

Just Group has reported that the over-45s see tapping into the equity in their...

Key Retirement recruits advice delivery director

Key Retirement has added to its senior team with the appointment of Ian English...

Not enough homes for ‘last time buyers’ to move to

Last-time buyers are struggling to find houses to move to as the potential financial...

Retirement “a 20th century concept”

Later life advisers have the opportunity to broaden their range of services to clients...

Minority government hindering solution to social care funding

The Chairman of the Equity Release Council, and former MP for Enfield Southgate, David...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

Wider mortgage options put borrower circumstances in focus on Lenders Live

Borrowers with historic credit problems and smaller deposits have more routes to explore, but...

Christodoulides joins ConveyBuddy as head of distribution

Former NatWest national account manager Luke Christodoulides has joined ConveyBuddy as head of distribution. Christodoulides...

MorganAsh adds BSL translation to customer websites

MorganAsh has introduced British Sign Language translations across its corporate website and itswhoiam.me consumer...

London flat owners face highest risk of resale losses

Nearly four in 10 London flats resold after being held for between five and...

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