Later Life

Retirees avoiding guaranteed annuity rates

Thousands of retirees each month are shunning high performance pension incomes in favour of...

Pensions Dashboard prototype to be developed

At the Aviva Digital Garage later today, Simon Kirby, the economic secretary to the...

Age Partnership reveals expansion plans

Retirement specialist Age Partnership has reported year-on-year business growth of 35%. This compares to year-on-year growth...

More 2 Life backs FCA rule relaxation

More 2 Life has welcomed the recent move by the Financial Conduct Authority to...

More 2 Life hires head of operations

More 2 Life has announced the appointment of Steven Dodd to its operations team. Dodd...

“Savings Moments of Truth” outlined

45% of clients are engaging with their retirement savings but are struggling to save...

Equity release increasingly funding holidays

Retired homeowners spending on average £6,785 on trips abroad, according to Key Retirement. Its...

Pensions or property? Clarity please…

In a month where the David Brent movie has been released, you might have...

Ingard adds mutual pair to lender panel

Ingard has added National Counties and the Family Building Society to its panel of lenders....

FSE London seminar programme revealed

The full seminar programme for Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has been announced. FSE London...

More 2 Life cuts Capital Choice Plan rate

More 2 Life has once again reduced rates with a new monthly interest rate of 4.49%...

Worrying numbers claim barriers to retirement saving

93% of those aged 45-54 say they face barriers to saving, or saving more,...

Lending into retirement: nice to have or necessity?

There are more than 10 million people in the UK over 65 and the...

MBE London to host equity release pavilion

Next month's Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) will include an equity release pavilion for lenders and...

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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