Later Life

Paradigm joins forces with Age Partnership

Paradigm Mortgage Services has agreed a new equity release referral service for its members...

‘Silver spenders’ supporting UK output by £7bn

New research from Legal & General Home Finance and the Centre for Economics and...

Key Partnerships hires BDM for Midlands

Gillian Roberts has been appointed as a business development manager (BDM) in the Midlands...

Ambitious growth plans for retirement specialist

Age Partnership has revealed further expansion plans for 2018, which include doubling its office...

JLM Mortgage Services unveils equity release firm

JLM Mortgage Services has launched a new equity release advisory firm called Equity Release...

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...

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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