Later Life

Keep long-term care in the spotlight

No sooner had I expressed my concerns in my last monthly column that long-term...

Bridgewater releases new sales aid

Changing attitudes among older homeowners towards the inheritance they leave their families has been...

Equity Release Council supports new care report

The Equity Release Council has given its backing to the CentreForum report, Delivering Dilnot:...

Extent of first-time buyer finance calculated

Parents have provided over 228,000 first time buyers with more than £1.31 billion in...

Equity release option for near-retirement interest-only borrowers

Bridgewater Equity Release has urged equity release advisers and their professional introducers to consider...

We can’t ignore the social care crisis

After all the column inches the Dilnot Commission’s White Paper garnered back in the...

Phoebus platform chosen by More 2 Life

Phoebus Software is to supply the IT servicing platform for equity release lender More...

Large rise in those expecting to work past retirement age

The number of over-50s expecting to work past the state retirement age has grown...

Equity Release Council hires comms chief

The Equity Release Council has appointed Denise Beedell as its communications and operations manager. The...

Advisers not in position to help clients with equity release

Almost 90% of intermediaries say equity release is relevant to their clients retirement planning,...

Technology key to equity release marketing

In today’s technology savvy times, companies can ill afford to not have a web...

Retirement funding becomes greater reason for buy-to-let

A greater proportion of landlords are turning to the private rental sector to prepare...

Over a third expect to work past 65

New research from Canada Life Group shows that people are planning to take advantage...

Equity release market returns to growth

The equity release market is set to break the £1 billion barrier this year...

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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...