Later Life

Bridgewater outlines changing reasons for equity release

Bridgewater Equity Release has reported that its customers are increasingly using equity release to...

Financial advice for older people on parliamentary agenda

The Equity Release Council will join MPs and peers today for a specially convened...

Retirement savings reach all-time low

Only 45% of those who could and should be preparing financially for their old...

Bridgewater offers equity release guide for divorce

Bridgewater’s latest ‘Just a thought...’ sales aid tackles the issue of ‘Divorce Rescue’ and...

Property the ‘golden egg’ in inheritance plans

25% of over-75s and 21% of over-55s have given a cash loan to family...

One-third of Brits not planning for later life financing

31% of British adults do not know how they will finance their needs in...

Vital to capitalise on adviser interest in equity release

The equity release sector received a shot in the arm recently in the form...

Equity release misconceptions continue

A home reversion specialist has warned that advisers active in the equity release sector...

Equity Release Council decries ‘knowledge and policy vacuum’

Nigel Waterson, chairman of the Equity Release Council has called for action to deal...

Partnership equity release products now available via PMS

PMS Mortgage Club has announced the addition of Partnership to its lender panel....

Bridgewater to hold equity release roundtable

Bridgewater Equity Release is to host a roundtable workshop event designed to support specialist...

More 2 life cuts Enhanced plan rate again

More 2 life has again reduced rates on its Enhanced equity release plan, the...

Growth in equity release plan sales

Increased sales of equity release lifetime mortgage plans have increased the average amount released...

Worrying lack of financial planning for later life

65% of UK adults are unaware, unwilling or unable to address the financial challenges...

COMMENT

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...

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

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Mortgage industry cycle challenge raises £26k for children and homelessness charities

Mortgage industry leaders have raised £26,002 for two charities after cycling 472 miles from...

MTD pressure prompts 22% of landlords to consider quitting

More than one in five UK landlords have considered leaving the rental market as...

MortgageMatch launches AI-ready broker directory

MortgageMatch.org has launched a consumer-facing platform designed to make finding and comparing mortgage brokers...

Virgin Money cuts new business rates and ups buy-to-let PT rates

Virgin Money is to reduce a range of purchase and remortgage fixed rates while...

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