Later Life

Equity Release Council passes 250 member mark

Membership of The Equity Release Council has passed the 250 mark, under a year...

Wide geographical divide in pensioner costs

The average cost of being a pensioner is £10,020 a year, based on Key...

Equity release growth predicted for 2013

The equity release market is set for a year of growth, according to the...

Equity release to ease pensioner poverty, suggests research

Equity release is set to play a key role in raising the incomes of...

Bridgewater and Just Retirement claim high demand for March workshops

Bridgewater Equity Release Just Retirement have reported "huge demand" from advisers for a series...

The flaws in the social care cap

Given some of the political reaction to the recently announced £75,000 social care cap,...

LV= launches adviser equity release training programme

LV= is launching a three-step training programme for advisers thinking about entering the equity...

The emotional cost of intergenerational lending

69% of people say that parents supporting adult children financially has an emotional impact...

LV= unveils retirement microsite for advisers

LV= has launched the Retirement Centre, a microsite designed to provide advisers with practical...

Continued growth for equity release

Equity release market expansion continued for the second year with a rise in the...

Andrea Rozario quits Equity Release Council

Andrea Rozario is to step down from her post as director general of the...

Growing regional divide in pensioner property wealth

New research from Key Retirement Solutions reveals that retired homeowners have total property wealth...

Strong growth for More 2 Life

Equity release lender More 2 Life saw its market share of lump sum business...

Value of equity release market up 17%

The equity release market enjoyed its most successful year for three years in terms...

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Redefining ‘later life lending’ for a fairer financial future

The phrase ‘later life lending’ is becoming increasingly common in financial services but what does it really mean? For too long, ‘later life lending’ has been conflated...

The rise of the renovator buyer

In today’s property market, many borrowers are rethinking what homeownership means. Amid shifting lifestyle expectations and mounting affordability pressures, more people are seeking out...

Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

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Nationwide lowers remortgage and switcher rates in further push for market share

Nationwide has announced cuts of up to 0.29 percentage points across its remortgage and...

Assetz Capital backs Cairngorms industrial scheme with £1.94m loan

Assetz Capital has provided a £1.94 million funding package to support the development of...

Vida Homeloans brings AVM tech to mortgage process in push for faster decisions

Vida Homeloans has taken another step forward in its Mortgage Transformation Roadmap with the...

Standard Life Home Finance names Phil Quinn as head of sales

Standard Life Home Finance has appointed Phil Quinn as its new head of sales. Quinn...