Later Life

Why 2015 gave us food for thought

How might we describe the 2015 mortgage market when we come to look back...

Downsizing now an expensive option for many

The average equity release customer has lived in their home for 21.8 years before...

OneSavings Bank hires sales chief

OneSavings Bank has announced the appointment of Adrian Moloney as its new sales director...

Almost half worried about lack of pension savings

49% of people surveyed are concerned that they will not have enough pension savings to be...

LLA responds to FAMR and financial guidance consultation

The Later Life Academy (LLA), the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers,...

Property before pensions for one in three

31% of over-55s say they would prefer to use property wealth to fund retirement...

Over-55 homeowners greatly underestimating property wealth

60% of older homeowners have not had their house valued since they first bought...

The self-employed eschewing personal pension contributions

The number of self-employed workers making personal pension contributions is at its lowest since...

Two-thirds expect to work post-65

66% of the British working population expects to work beyond 65, according to research...

20% lending growth for Key Retirement

Equity release specialist Key Retirement advised on over one in three equity release plans...

Traditional retirement on the way out?

One in 10 UK adults vow never to retire and a further one in eight expect...

FCA consults over SME regulatory framework

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views on whether the level of protection...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: pensions

George Osborne has announced the increase in the State Pension. The basic State Pension will...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: speech in full

Mr Speaker, this Spending Review delivers on the commitment we made to the British...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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