Later Life

Wealth boost for mortgage-free pensioners

Retired homeowners gained around £1,300 a month on average in the past three months...

Roundtable to discuss how equity release can be improved

The Financial Services Consumer Panel and StepChange Debt Charity are co-hosting a roundtable discussion...

Just Retirement reveals IPO share price

Just Retirement has announces that the offer price for its IPO has been set...

Castle Trust targets London homeowners

Castle Trust, the equity loans provider, is marketing a solution for London homeowners keen...

10% year-on-year growth in released equity

Housing market growth is driving confidence in using property wealth to boost retirement income...

Over-45s “wildly optimistic” about their retirement provision

The majority of over-45s in the UK expect to retire with at least £490,990...

85% of over-55s have no long-term care plans

Over half of over-55s face "financial meltdown" in the event of needing to pay...

Equity release market continues to grow

The value of equity release plans agreed in the third quarter of 2013 totalled...

Parents still supporting offspring post-retirement

Parents’ financial commitments to their children do not end when their offspring start working...

Equity Release Council bolsters safeguards

The Equity Release Council has added an extra set of safeguards aimed at ensuring...

Steady rise in over 50s using home to fund retirement

The 'HIPpies' (home is pension) generation has doubled in the last year, according to LV=,...

There should be a distinction between mortgage and lifetime advice

The recent launch by provider, Hodge Lifetime, of its new ‘hybrid’ interest-only/lifetime mortgage product...

Jon King to leave more 2 life

Jon King is stepping down as managing director of more 2 life. He leaves more...

Equity release being used by divorcing over-60s

Almost one in 10 over-60s taking out equity release plans on the value of...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Analysis

Help to Buy benefits skewed towards higher earners, IFS finds

Government-backed Help to Buy schemes delivered modest improvements in housing affordability, with the gains...
Homebuying

Buying still £500 cheaper than renting despite rates above 5%

Mortgage affordability continues to outperform renting despite rates pushing back above 5%, as lenders...
Property

Property auctions post strong March as sales and funds raised climb

Property auction activity gathered pace in March, with both sales volumes and money raised...
banks

Santander cuts higher loan-to-value rates for first-time buyers and movers

Santander is cutting rates across a wide range of higher loan-to-value mortgage products from...

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