Later Life

New role for Mirfin at Key Retirement

Key Retirement has appointed Dean Mirfin to the newly-created role of technical director. Mirfin, one...

Tripling in number of lost pension hunters

The number of people attempting to track down lost pensions has more than tripled...

More 2 Life ups LTVs

More 2 Life is increasing the LTVs on its Tailored Choice Plan by up...

Why Level 4 could become a minimum

For most practitioners in our sector May and June tend to be months to...

Retirement Advantage unveiled

Retirement solutions provider MGM Advantage and Stonehaven, the equity release provider, have combined to...

Poll: govt should signpost equity release

The government needs to promote the option of releasing equity to give people a...

Key hire at Key Retirement

Key Retirement has appointed Kevin Stelfox as its director of retirement options and wealth...

LPA sales continue to grow

Applications for Lasting Powers of Attorney are set to rise to over 330,000 during...

Vast majority unprepared for retirement

Only 7% of the UK population are on track for the retirement they aspire...

Over-55s being rejected because of their age

Research has found that 21% of over-55s who applied for a range of credit...

Warning sounded at smaller equity release advisers

Key Partnerships has warned that advisers completing small numbers of equity release cases a...

More 2 Life ups Interest Choice Plan LTVs

More 2 Life is improving the loan to value rates on its Interest Choice...

Equity release being used to clear debts

Retired homeowners are increasingly using their property wealth to clear debts, including loans, credit...

Brokers expect equity release growth despite pension freedoms

70% of equity release advisers expect the market to continue to grow over the...

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

Accord cuts all residential new business fixed rates by 0.10%

Accord Mortgages is reducing every fixed rate in its residential new business range by...

Skipton raises maximum income multiple to 6x

Skipton Building Society has increased the maximum loan-to-income multiple available through its LTI Booster...

AI used by more than half of consumers considering complaints

More than half of consumers who made or considered making a formal complaint about...

BetterHome Group UK appoints Anthony Glasgow as chief operating officer

BetterHome Group UK has appointed former Connells Group executive Anthony Glasgow as chief operating...

PROFILES