Later Life

Enhanced equity release behind more 2 life growth

Equity release lender more 2 life has reported that its lending by value through...

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)...

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

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...

Sub-5% mortgage fixes virtually wiped out as rates surge

The number of sub-5% fixed mortgage deals has collapsed by 99% since the beginning...

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