Later Life

Newlife improves lifetime deal and adds new 65+ product

Newlife has launched the 65+Mortgage with a free standard remortgage legal package. The product is...

50s still see home as key to financing retirement

28% of working homeowners over 50 intend to access the equity in their home...

Bridgewater to hold Masterclass in Exeter

Bridgewater Equity Release has announced a further Equity Release Advice Masterclass. The fourth of the...

Just Retirement appoints business development director

Dominic Holmes has joined Just Retirement as business development director. He will lead the team...

Study looks at equity release advice opportunities

Homeowners who are getting ready for retirement are more open to professional advice on...

ERSA joins Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Solicitors Alliance (ERSA) and the seven individual member firms have announced...

LV= reduces equity release rates

LV= has cut the rates on its lifetime and flexible lifetime mortgages. The equity release...

Equity release – getting the message across

Just recently I had a discussion with an account manager in the equity release...

New member of Equity Release Council

Gateway Surveyors has become a member of the Equity Release Council. "Over the...

Bridgewater’s latest ‘Just a thought…’ out

Bridgewater Equity Release has published a new ‘Just a thought...’ sales aid for advisers...

The improving perception of equity release

No matter how much one earns, it never seems to stop the idle daydreams...

Pension not seen as retirement solution for many

44% of people do not currently expect to use a pension to fund their...

Duo added to Equity Release Council board

The Equity Release Council has appointed Liz Barclay and Jim Dredge as standards board...

Family benefitting from pensioner equity release

Key Retirement Solutions has reported that 31% of pensioners used property wealth to help...

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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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...

Mortgage Advice Bureau buys HomeOwners Alliance in push to reach buyers earlier

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has bought consumer platform HomeOwners Alliance as it looks to...

UK adults report sharp fall in sense of safety as global tensions fuel anxiety

Almost half of UK adults said in March they feel less safe than they...

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