Later Life

Growth in enhanced lifetime mortgages

At the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Glasgow yesterday, Key Retirement’s Dean Mirfin outlined how the...

Key concentrates on later life options at FSE Glasgow

Key Retirement Group will focus on later life lending opportunities for mortgage broker at the Financial...

2016 a record-breaking year for equity release

The spring 2017 Equity Release Market Report from the Equity Release Council has reported that 2016...

2017 equity release to eclipse previous year?

Latest data compiled by Responsible Equity Release indicates that more homeowners than ever are taking advantage...

Poor understanding of financial advice hitting retirees

LV= has claimed that a worrying number of consumers aged over 55 are not planning...

DAs not happy with FSCS funding position

A new survey from TMA Mortgage Club has found that Directly Authorised advisers (DAs)...

SimplyBiz Group hosts live web debate

The SimplyBiz Group’s live ‘Advice Show’ will take place today (Monday 13 March) from 10am. ...

Regulator publishes pension redress methodology update

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals for updating the methodology used to...

SunLife launches multi-million pound campaign at over-50s

On Saturday 11 March 11, SunLife is launching its ‘Welcome to Life After 50’...

Budget 2017: tax clampdown on overseas pensions

The full Budget statement saw a further tax clampdown on overseas pensions, which it...

40% of over-40s ignorant about cost of saving for retirement

New research from Saga Investment Services has found that, despite the government’s pension freedoms giving us...

BUDGET PREVIEW: a wish list for an ageing society

This year will see two Budgets as we move to an Autumn Budget cycle –...

Warning sounded over “disappointing” retirements

Latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics show a ‘worrying rise’ in the proportion of...

FSE Glasgow seminar programme published

Front Events has announced its seminar programme for the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Glasgow, which takes place on...

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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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Skipton brings brokers and developers together to drive sustainable housing agenda

Skipton Building Society has brought together brokers, developers, and sustainability specialists at its head...

Foundation Home Loans expands residential range and cuts rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced a series of rate reductions and product enhancements across...

ColCap and Molo complete £300m buy-to-let securitisation

ColCap Financial and digital mortgage lender Molo have completed their second securitisation under the...

West Brom cuts mortgage rates to aid first-time buyers and remortgagers

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its core two-year and three-year mortgage...

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