Later Life

Over 50s massively underestimating retirement income

The UK's over 50s need double the amount they think to generate a decent...

The Mortgage Lender opens its doors

New specialist intermediary-only lender, The Mortgage Lender (TML), is now accepting broker registrations, decision in...

Record rise in enquiries for Key Partnerships

Equity release referral service Key Partnerships has seen a record 47% increase in enquiries...

Sharp rise in post-referendum equity release enquiries

There has been a 44% rise in the number of enquiries about equity release...

17% of older interest-only borrowers unable to clear debt

Up to one in 10 over-55s homeowners across the UK are still paying interest-only...

New book outlines state’s challenges ahead

Academics, parliamentarians and leading industry figures have contributed to a new publication, outlining the...

Growing number of brokers recommending equity release

74% of brokers either currently recommend or would recommend later life lending or equity...

LV= promotes pair to group executive team

LV= has promoted John Perks, managing director of its retirement solutions business, and Myles...

Strong retirement growth for L&G

Legal & General Group has revealed that its retirement division experienced strong new business sales in...

Equity release seminar programme taking place in July

Responsible Equity Release and product provider LV= are hosting a national series of seminars...

FSE: interest-only borrowers fuelling equity release rise

Dean Mirfin of Key Retirement says there has been a significant rise in the...

New associates for the CML

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has announced the addition of another five new...

Retirement Advantage launches modified product range

Retirement Advantage has launched an enhanced range of equity release products which do not...

Over-50s not making most of their finances pre-retirement

The over-50s are spending their extra income they receive once they’ve paid off their...
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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...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

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