Later Life

LV= wants compulsory retirement advice

LV= is calling on the government to make it compulsory for people to take...

Record levels of product choice in equity release

Lenders are increasing the choice of equity release plans on offer with a record...

Property wealth continues to rise for retired homeowners

KeyRetirement.com has revealed that retired homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by £9.24...

Bower votes for Commons charity dinner

Equity release specialist Bower Retirement Services is backing Pancreatic Cancer UK and Saint Francis...

Aldermore to hold seminars at MBE Bristol Expo

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced a joint seminar programme with Aldermore at the...

FCA bans pair for “lack of integrity”

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Mark Kelly and Patrick Gray from working...

Largeequityrelease.com joins PMS referral panel

Largeequityrelease.com has become a master broker on PMS's new specialist lending panel for equity...

LV= added to L&G Later Life panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added LV= to its direct to lender Later Life Lending...

Only 28% of retirees expect to leave an inheritance

The Prudential has reported that the proportion of new retirees who know they will...

Majority expect to work in retirement

An online poll by Retiresavvy.co.uk of over 2,000 Britons has found that 59% expect to...

AIR Sourcing goes live

AIR Sourcing, a new sourcing system for equity release and retirement lending products, has gone live with...

TenetLime expands mortgage panel

TenetLime has expanded its whole of market mortgage panel with the addition of four...

Cap on early pension exit charges proposed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the level at which it will consult...

OneFamily Lifetime Mortgages joins the Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has welcomed OneFamily Lifetime Mortgages to its membership. This follows the...

COMMENT

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....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

Latest news

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...

Rely cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

Rely has reduced rates by up to 25 basis points across a range of...

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