Later Life

New retirement solution from the Family BS

The Family Building Society is offering what it says is a new solution for older...

Key Retirement appoints deputy CEO

Key Retirement Group has promoted Simon Thompson to the newly-created position of deputy CEO. Thompson...

Saga lobbies Hammond over downsizing

Saga has written to the Chancellor proposing a range of reforms designed to free...

Personal Touch expands ‘at retirement’ proposition

Personal Touch has launched Dynamic Planner’s ‘Living in Retirement’ module. Completing the module will allow...

Bower launches equity release training academy

Bower Retirement has unveiled an equity release training academy to support new recruits as it...

Lifetime rates at record lows

Lifetime mortgage rates have fallen to new record lows following reductions in government bond...

Equity release market on track for new all-time high

Retired homeowners have been withdrawing over £6.8 million of property wealth a day, according to new...

No systemic failure in enhanced annuity sales

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings of its thematic review of...

Retirement specialist seeks to create 100 new jobs

Age Partnership is aiming to attract over 100 new recruits to its team over...

Pre-retirement pension topping-up pays dividends

Over half a million workers retiring before state pension age will have the opportunity...

Key Partnerships to hold October seminars

Key Partnerships is expanding its support for IFAs and mortgage brokers with a number of seminars...

Ticking time bomb for interest-only borrowers

27% of all interest-only mortgage holders may not be able to pay back their...

Aviva fined £8.2m over outsourcing failures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Aviva Pension Trustees UK and Aviva Wrap...

SortRefer offer introducers workplace pension solutions

Online referral service SortRefer has launched a new facility which allows intermediaries access to...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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