Later Life

AToM offers Hodge Lifetime fixed mortgage

  All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has announced a new relationship with Hodge Lifetime....

KRS calls for alternative to Equity Bank

Key Retirement Solutions has claimed that a government ‘no negative equity guarantee’ could cut...

There is a solution for the ‘cash poor’

For most of us home is where the heart is and it’s certainly the...

Stonehaven acquisition given green light

The acquisition of Stonehaven by MGM Advantage group has received regulatory approval. The deal...

Bridgewater off to Peterborough for roundtable

Bridgewater Equity Release will be heading to Peterborough next month to hold the latest...

Important hire for Key Retirement Solutions

Billy Burrows has joined Key Retirement Solutions as associate director. Burrows will be the...

Retirees want to stay in their own homes

70% of homeowners aged 65+ want to stay living in their current property during...

Retired homeowners own property worth £807bn

Property wealth of retired homeowners has grown by more than £6.3 billion in the...

Reader’s Digest partners with Responsible Life

Retirement specialist Responsible Life has launched an exclusive partnership with Reader’s Digest UK, to...

Retirees not valuing advice

Retirees may not take up the offer of guidance announced in the Budget, according...

Saga joins Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council (The Council) has announced that Saga, the over-50s insurer and...

LV= updates equity release lending policy

LV= has launched an enhanced equity release lending policy document for advisers. The policy document...

New Product Ambassador for Later Life Academy

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD)...

Education still key for equity release sector

For many years the equity release sector has had to fight a number of...

COMMENT

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

Latest news

Stamp duty and community ties stall downsizing

Nearly three in five over-65s have considered downsizing but stamp duty, family ties and...

Fairfax steps down as Catalyst CEO

Catalyst Property Finance founder Chris Fairfax is stepping down as chief executive following the...

Mortgage fraud rises across every category

Mortgage-related fraud increased across every category tracked by Cifas during the first half of...

West One adds 6.5x LTI residential tier

West One has expanded its residential mortgage and Extra second charge ranges with higher...

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