Later Life

Cost of a ‘moderate’ retirement rises, says PLSA

The cost of a moderate retirement in the UK has risen again, according to...

Supporting downsizers could ease the housing crisis, says OPDA

Helping older homeowners to downsize could play a critical role in easing the UK’s...

Getting to know you: Darren Deacon, Family Building Society

Name: Darren Deacon Age: 52 Location: Home based, Leicestershire. Head office, Epsom Qualification Year: Started in banking in August 1989 Firm: Family...

Pure Retirement restructures originations team to enhance adviser outcomes

Lifetime mortgage specialist Pure Retirement has restructured its originations team with long-standing underwriting department...

Air to drive later life evolving needs into fifth gear at Silverstone event

Later life lending platform Air is turning the spotlight on the evolving needs of...

Ex-COO of Equity Release Council joins Equity Release Group

Donna Francis (main picture) has joined the Equity Release Group (ERG) as non-executive director. The...

PriceHubble joins Equity Release Council to support data-driven innovation in later life lending

Global property data and analytics provider PriceHubble has joined the Equity Release Council as...

Older borrowers turned away by high street lenders despite secure incomes

Retirees seeking modest mortgages are being turned away by the UK’s biggest banks, according...

The Loughborough ups later-life interest-only LTV to 70%

Loughborough Building Society has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 70% for...

Air partners with Lead Tech to support later life lending market expansion 

Air, the later life lending platform, has announced a strategic partnership with lead generation...

Trust and transparency top list for older homeowners seeking advice

Older homeowners place a premium on trust, transparency and tailored advice when dealing with...

The steep price of solo retirement

Single pensioners face a markedly higher financial burden in retirement than their coupled counterparts,...

Advise Wise expands solicitor panel with Gilroy Steel

Advise Wise has announced the addition of Gilroy Steel Solicitors to its specialist solicitor...

LiveMore unveils hybrid Part & Part mortgage

LiveMore has expanded its range of later life lending products with the launch of...
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COMMENT

Analysis

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Housing

UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...
legal

MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...
News

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...
banks

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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