Later Life

Things to get tougher for the elderly

Much was made in the past of how equity release could be used to...

Equity Release Council passes 250 member mark

Membership of The Equity Release Council has passed the 250 mark, under a year...

Wide geographical divide in pensioner costs

The average cost of being a pensioner is £10,020 a year, based on Key...

Equity release growth predicted for 2013

The equity release market is set for a year of growth, according to the...

Equity release to ease pensioner poverty, suggests research

Equity release is set to play a key role in raising the incomes of...

Bridgewater and Just Retirement claim high demand for March workshops

Bridgewater Equity Release Just Retirement have reported "huge demand" from advisers for a series...

The flaws in the social care cap

Given some of the political reaction to the recently announced £75,000 social care cap,...

LV= launches adviser equity release training programme

LV= is launching a three-step training programme for advisers thinking about entering the equity...

The emotional cost of intergenerational lending

69% of people say that parents supporting adult children financially has an emotional impact...

LV= unveils retirement microsite for advisers

LV= has launched the Retirement Centre, a microsite designed to provide advisers with practical...

Continued growth for equity release

Equity release market expansion continued for the second year with a rise in the...

Andrea Rozario quits Equity Release Council

Andrea Rozario is to step down from her post as director general of the...

Growing regional divide in pensioner property wealth

New research from Key Retirement Solutions reveals that retired homeowners have total property wealth...

Strong growth for More 2 Life

Equity release lender More 2 Life saw its market share of lump sum business...

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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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...

FCA maps out open finance plans with mortgages and SME lending in focus

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out its latest vision for open finance, with...

The Vernon creates chief customer officer role with new appointment

Vernon Building Society has appointed Louise Thorpe as its first chief customer officer. Thorpe (pictured)...

HLPartnership adds Afin Bank to panel

HLPartnership has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving advisers across the network...

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