Later Life

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...

Stonehaven reduces lifetime mortgage rates

Specialist lifetime mortgage provider Stonehaven has cut the interest rates on its Interest Select...

New member for Equity Release Council

Key Retirement Solutions has been formally confirmed as a member of the Equity Release...

Pensioners turning to credit cards

The average pensioner with debt taking out an equity release plan on the value...

New equity release plan from More 2 Life

Over 100,000 over-65s are still paying off mortgages, according to new research from More...

MMR: Equity Release Council welcomes announcement

The Mortgage Market Review (MMR) has received the support of the Equity Release Council. "The...

Increased longevity raises pension tax bills

The average UK pensioner household faces a £111,400 tax bill in retirement as increasing...

Bridgewater offers quick quote facility

Bridgewater Equity Release has launched a new quick quote calculator. The home reversion specialist...

Equity release market back on track

There was significant growth in both volumes and value of the equity release market...

LV= makes key retirement appointment

Stuart Wilson has joined LV= as head of marketing for its retirement solutions business. Wilson...

Equity release and first-time buyers

The struggle facing first-time buyers in amassing a sufficient deposit has been well-documented, but...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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