Later Life

Two-thirds expect to work post-65

66% of the British working population expects to work beyond 65, according to research...

20% lending growth for Key Retirement

Equity release specialist Key Retirement advised on over one in three equity release plans...

Traditional retirement on the way out?

One in 10 UK adults vow never to retire and a further one in eight expect...

FCA consults over SME regulatory framework

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views on whether the level of protection...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: pensions

George Osborne has announced the increase in the State Pension. The basic State Pension will...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: speech in full

Mr Speaker, this Spending Review delivers on the commitment we made to the British...

Later Life Academy appoints chairman

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced the appointment of Bob Champion as its...

Chris Prior joins Bower Retirement Services

National equity release adviser Bower Retirement Services has appointed Chris Prior as its partnerships...

Consumers put off by cost of advice

Consumers in the UK are reluctant to pay for advice until they have an...

Retirement expectation gap revealed

People in the UK who are currently in work have potentially unrealistic expectations of...

More 2 Life anticipates continued expansion

More 2 Life has expanded its headcount by 30% over the last 12 months...

Bower boosts its Partnerships offering

Bower Retirement Services is expanding its referral service to help introducers grow their business with...

Pensions being unlocked for debt and holidays

21% of people plan to release cash over and above their tax-free lump sum...

Total equity released in past three months rose 19%

Key Retirement has revealed that pensioners are boosting their retirement income by an average...
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COMMENT

Comment

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Latest news

Appointments

Target Group adds Carla Stent to board

Target Group has appointed Carla Stent as a non-executive director, adding further financial services,...
events

Later life lending summit to focus on changing advice needs

Mortgage advisers will be encouraged to consider how longer borrowing lives and increasingly complex...
Cover

National Friendly launches mortgage-linked income protection cover

National Friendly has launched a short-term income protection product designed to cover mortgage payments...
News

Side hustles helping first-time buyers reach deposit targets sooner

Almost two-thirds of prospective first-time buyers are using additional sources of income to help...

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