Later Life

Targeted Support may encourage more savers to seek financial advice

Nearly half of independent financial advisers believe the Financial Conduct Authority’s new Targeted Support...

Targeted support risks overlooking later life lending, warns Key Partnerships

The FCA’s proposed targeted support regime risks missing a significant opportunity to improve outcomes...

LiveMore opens lending to borrowers from age 40

LiveMore has lowered its minimum borrower age from 50 to 40 as it looks...

Key Equity Release teams up with Pense to broaden later life advice

Key Equity Release has entered a partnership with pension specialist Pense as it looks...

Debt repayment leads equity release use among younger single men

More than a third of single men aged under 65 are using lifetime mortgages...

Advise Wise launches referral hub to broaden adviser support

Later life sourcing platform Advise Wise has launched a new Referral Hub designed to...

Royal London protection sales rise 17% as new business approaches £1bn

Royal London has reported strong growth in its protection business during 2025, with new...

Pure Retirement founder to become chair as leadership transition begins

Pure Retirement chief executive Paul Carter is preparing to step into the role of...

The growth is there. Now we must close the gap

The latest UK Finance Later Life Lending Update for Q4 2025 should give every...

Later life borrowing gathers pace as standard mortgages eclipse equity release

Lending to borrowers aged over 55 rose sharply at the end of 2025, with...

Beverley Building Society launches RIO Lifetime Discount Mortgage

Beverley Building Society has expanded its later life proposition with the launch of a...

Saffron broadens FTB access and adds 5yr fix for lending into retirement

Saffron for Intermediaries has expanded first-time buyer eligibility across its owner occupied range and...

Air sets out Consumer Duty blueprint for later life lending advice

Air has published a new report designed to help advisers evidence later life lending...

The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release...
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COMMENT

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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Sort Group launches podcast on conveyancing reform

Sort Group is launching a podcast series focused on the pressures facing conveyancing and...
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The Melton adds to broker team with new hire and internal promotion

Melton Building Society has expanded its broker sales team with the appointment of Heidi...
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Royal London updates income protection terms to reflect changing world of work

Royal London has revised its income protection occupation classes following a wide-ranging review aimed...
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Clydesdale raises selected residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates

Clydesdale will increase selected residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from Tuesday 14 April,...

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