Later Life

One in seven to retire without pension this year

14% of people retiring in 2016 has made no provision for their retirement and will...

Young and middle earners positive about Lifetime ISA

The Skipton Building Society has found that middle and high earners are most likely...

Bower Retirement Services strengthens management team

Equity release specialist Bower Retirement Services has appointed Hannah Gray as head of operations. She will...

Life & pensions sector to contribute more to FSCS

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will levy £337m in the financial year 2016/17,...

FCA consults over secondary annuity market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation on its proposed rules and...

Drawdown popularity continues to increase market share

The total value of equity release lending grew by 21% in the first quarter...

The Mortgage Lender reveals product offering

The Mortgage Lender (TML), which is due to launch next month, has outlined aspects...

LLA and ERC members to benefit from new sourcing tool

A new sourcing system for equity release and retirement lending products being launched in...

Pensioner landlords relying on BTL

72% of pensioners who have an investment property said they would struggle to make...

Mike Rogers to stand down as LV= chief exec

Mike Rogers has told the board of LV= that he intends to step down as...

LLA responses to FCA’s ageing population paper

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has submitted its response to the FCA Discussion Paper (DP16-1),...

Over-55s reluctant to move from home city

62% of over-55s are worried about making ends meet in retirement where they live, but...

LV=: make retirees’ downsizing stamp duty exempt

LV= has called for retirees to be made exempt from stamp duty if they...

£400m in pensions used to fund businesses

Since the so-called 'pension freedoms' came into force a year ago, business owners aged...

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The rise of the renovator buyer

In today’s property market, many borrowers are rethinking what homeownership means. Amid shifting lifestyle expectations and mounting affordability pressures, more people are seeking out...

Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

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MorganAsh enhances MARS to improve vulnerability tracking and meet Consumer Duty standards

MorganAsh has added new support-tracking features to its customer vulnerability management platform, MARS, as...

OPDA expands membership with addition of four new organisations

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has welcomed four new organisations into its growing...

LiveMore appoints new risk lead

LiveMore has announced the appointment of Ian Sturla as its new risk lead. Sturla (pictured)...

Stamp duty surge nets Treasury £1.4bn as buyers raced to beat deadline

Homebuyers poured £1.4bn into Treasury coffers in March as thousands rushed to complete purchases...