Later Life

Key Retirement grows market share

Key Retirement has reported that its market share within the equity release sector has...

Pension freedoms haven’t hit equity release

There were many commentators who suggested the new pension freedoms would sound the death...

Exit fee consultation begins

The government has launched a consultation into pension transfers and early exit charges. "The pension...

41% of over-45s never spend time reviewing pensions

63% of over-45s who are not yet retired pay little or no attention to...

Demand for ability to borrow in retirement

29% of over-55s expect to be in debt in retirement or are unsure whether...

Record quarterly amount for equity release lending

Industry figures from the Equity Release Council released today show that equity release lending...

More product choice needed to meet interest-only shortfalls

43% of advisers want to see more innovation on equity release lenders plans suitable...

Just Retirement adopts Vizolution’s vScreen

Just Retirement has deployed vScreen from Vizolution following a trial. vScreen is a...

£9k annual retirement income gap for over-45s

The typical working over-45 year old faces a £8,955 annual retirement income gap based...

One in five to go back to work in retirement

21% of pensioners have gone back to work since they reached the State Pension...

FSE London registration open

Registration is open for Front Events' third London Financial Services Expo. The two-day show, to be...

Double-digit growth for equity release market

Retired homeowners released over £750 million of property equity in the first six months...

Aldermore launches its business lounge

Aldermore Bank has unveiled its new business lounge in the city centre of Leeds. To mark the...

Budget implications for buy-to-let landlords

With the government’s plans posing new challenges for landlords, property investors may want to...
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COMMENT

Opinions & blogs

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Technology

Coadjute joins FCA AI testing programme as conveyancers face tougher AML regime

Coadjute has joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s AI Live Testing programme as conveyancing firms...
Appointments

Morrow hire to lead intermediary growth strategy

Morrow has appointed Amit Gupta as financial services director as it looks to expand...
Homebuying

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...
Technology

Newcastle updates broker portal for faster product transfers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has upgraded its broker portal to make product transfers quicker and...

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