Later Life

Standard Life Home Finance ups Horizon lifetime mortgage maximum LTVs

Standard Life Home Finance has increased the maximum loan-to-values (LTVs) on across its Horizon...

The FCA should make later life lending central to its public discussions

The government’s ongoing focus on growing the economy has led it down the path...

Key urges FCA to widen advice reforms to include later life lending

The UK’s largest equity release adviser, Key Later Life Finance, has welcomed the Financial...

Women face 50% income drop after divorce

New research from Legal & General (L&G) has revealed a stark financial divide between...

LiveMore introduces new limited edition deals and rate reductions

LiveMore has unveiled new Spring Special limited-edition rates, reductions to its core range rates...

Over-60s own almost £3 trillion in property

Those in the UK aged over 65 own outright £2.944 trillion in property wealth,...

Spring Statement 2025: a market underwhelmed and disappointed

Surprise surprise: the mortgage market, the problem child for the government, has been overlooked...

Air maintains top-ranking status for product and criteria sourcing

Air continues to be a leading intermediary services brand in the later life lending...

LiveMore unveils trio of new hires

LiveMore has made three new appointments as it grows its presence in the later...

Awareness of later life lending innovation grows, but advisers seek more support

Advisers are increasingly aware of product innovation in the later life lending market, but...

Standard Life Home Finance improves Horizon lifetime mortgage criteria

Standard Life Home Finance has made a series of changes to the criteria on...

More2life unveils Tailored Interest Reward lifetime mortgage

More2life has launched its latest lifetime mortgage, Tailored Interest Reward, designed to provide later...

Mortgage advisers failing over-50s on later life lending, Key warns

Mortgage advisers are not doing enough to support over-50s with later life lending options,...

Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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