Later Life

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...

Key Retirement Group to hold roadshows with SMP

Key Retirement Group is expands its partnership with the Society of Mortgage Professionals. The firm will be...

Committee calls to end the triple lock

The Work and Pensions Committee has published research on the trade-off between the State...

The changing face of lending into retirement

Lending into retirement has been a major bug bear for borrowers in recent years...

Working into late seventies could become necessity

Those people who plan a ‘flexible’ retirement, reducing their working hours in later life...

Retirement debt back on the rise

Prudential has found that the proportion of people retiring in debt this year is at...

TMA wants fight against “unfair” FSCS levy 

TMA Mortgage Club is calling on brokers to respond to a consultation paper from...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Latest news

The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

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