Later Life

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...

Value of equity release market up 17%

The equity release market enjoyed its most successful year for three years in terms...

Keep long-term care in the spotlight

No sooner had I expressed my concerns in my last monthly column that long-term...

Bridgewater releases new sales aid

Changing attitudes among older homeowners towards the inheritance they leave their families has been...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...

MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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