Later Life

Aegon introduces new retirement tool

A new report on the UK’s readiness for retirement by pensions and savings provider...

Pure Retirement offers new lifetime mortgage

Equity release provider Pure Retirement has unveiled its second new product, the ‘Pure Lump...

Bridgewater heads to Plymouth

Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold its next roundtable adviser workshop on 17 June...

LV= establishes new R&D team

LV= has created a dedicated research and development team to develop new products and...

SimplyBiz Mortgages goes back on the road

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced its next series of specialist masterclasses. The events will be...

Bournemouth next destination for Bridgewater

Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold its next free half-day Masterclass event in Bournemouth...

Major lack of readiness for retirement

Only 7% of the UK population is close to being ready for the retirement...

Huge scope for an increase in equity release business

The latest figures from the Equity Release Council reveal that the resurgence in the...

New member for the CML

Hodge Lifetime has become a member of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The firm,...

More 2 Life offers MMR webinars

Equity release lender More 2 Life is holding a series of webinars ahead of...

Hodge Lifetime become LLA ambassador

Hodge Lifetime has been announced as the latest Product Ambassador of the Later Life...

Equity release forum unveiled

The Equity Release Council has launched an Industry Government Forum, bringing together policy, industry...

Why social media makes a difference

Firstly, a confession. When it comes to the world of social media I was...

Openwork partners with Key Retirement Solutions

Openwork has chosen Key Retirement Solutions (KRS) as its exclusive provider of equity release...

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

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...

Barclays cuts residential rates by up to 50bps

Barclays will reduce rates across its residential purchase, remortgage and existing-customer ranges from Friday...

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