Later Life

Royal London to start retirement conversations earlier

Royal London has launched new ‘wake up’ packs. Under current rules providers only need to...

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...

COMMENT

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...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

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Ireland boosts Help to Buy as UK prepares new first-time buyer scheme

Ireland has increased the maximum support available to first-time buyers under its Help to...

Reeves ranked least successful of five recent chancellors in poll

Rachel Reeves has been rated the least successful of the past five chancellors in...

Teachers for Intermediaries raises new-build LTV limit to 95%

Teachers for Intermediaries has increased its maximum LTV on new-build houses and flats to...

Cambridge BS opens applications for deposit-building Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Rent to Home property in...

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