Later Life

Budget consequences will run and run

If Chancellor George Osborne wanted to get the nation talking over the summer period...

Confusion surrounds Summer Budget pension changes

Over 240,000 higher earners could risk unplanned tax charges due to confusion over the...

Summer Budget 2015 – pensions to be taxed like ISAs?

Today's Budget saw a confirmation that changes to pensions tax relief provided to the...

Equity release referral cases 50% bigger than market average

Those intermediaries who refer customers to specialist equity release advisers are seeing their customers...

Seminar to look at ‘nudging’ towards retirement saving

Scottish Widows is running a seminar for employers, looking at the themes of behavioural...

Citizens Advice launches Scams Awareness Month

41% of scams reported to the Citizens Advice service come from a cold call...

Over 50s being targeted by pensions scammers

Retirement Advantage is warning retirees to be alert to approaches by fraudsters, after its...

New loan service secures against pension schemes

HNW Lending has launched a new service to provide loans against the value of...

Key offers Retirement Options service

Key Retirement has launched a free personalised online services outlining all the new retirement...

National equity release roadshows unveiled

Equity release lender More 2 Life has teamed up with Partnership Assurance to host...

56% now saving “adequately” for retirement

The latest Scottish Widows Retirement Report has revealed that retirement saving in the UK...

L&G unveils lifetime mortgage offering

Legal & General has launched a branded lifetime mortgage product range. This follows the...

Panacea Adviser offers pensions reform microsite

Panacea Adviser has launched a pensions reform microsite which provides advisers with information and resources...

Equity release advisers told to broaden their horizons

Bridgewater Equity Release has urged specialist equity release advisers to expand their offering in...
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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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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...
Appointments

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...
Renters' Rights Act

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...
News

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...

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