Later Life

Women face 50% income drop after divorce

New research from Legal & General (L&G) has revealed a stark financial divide between...

LiveMore introduces new limited edition deals and rate reductions

LiveMore has unveiled new Spring Special limited-edition rates, reductions to its core range rates...

Over-60s own almost £3 trillion in property

Those in the UK aged over 65 own outright £2.944 trillion in property wealth,...

Spring Statement 2025: a market underwhelmed and disappointed

Surprise surprise: the mortgage market, the problem child for the government, has been overlooked...

Air maintains top-ranking status for product and criteria sourcing

Air continues to be a leading intermediary services brand in the later life lending...

LiveMore unveils trio of new hires

LiveMore has made three new appointments as it grows its presence in the later...

Awareness of later life lending innovation grows, but advisers seek more support

Advisers are increasingly aware of product innovation in the later life lending market, but...

Standard Life Home Finance improves Horizon lifetime mortgage criteria

Standard Life Home Finance has made a series of changes to the criteria on...

More2life unveils Tailored Interest Reward lifetime mortgage

More2life has launched its latest lifetime mortgage, Tailored Interest Reward, designed to provide later...

Mortgage advisers failing over-50s on later life lending, Key warns

Mortgage advisers are not doing enough to support over-50s with later life lending options,...

Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Pure Retirement unveils adviser guide to better lifetime mortgage understanding

Pure Retirement has launched a new guide aimed at improving adviser knowledge of the...

LiveMore appoints head of people

LiveMore has appointed Charly Marks to the role of head of people. Marks (pictured) joins...

Advisers predict rise in later life lending enquiries as confidence grows

54% of financial advisers expect an increase in enquiries about later life lending over...

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

Foundation raises maximum residential lending age to 80

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum residential lending age from 75 to 80...

First-time buyers wait six years to buy as lifestyle priorities reshape purchasing decisions

First-time buyers are spending an average of six years saving for a deposit as...

Tipton cuts buy-to-let rates and brings back high income multiple mortgages

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced rates across parts of its buy-to-let range...

Leeds BS cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 0.32%

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates across its mainstream residential mortgage range by up...

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