Later Life

Unlocking housing wealth in retirement ‘could add £21bn to UK economy by 2040’

More than half of UK households are expected to rely on property wealth to...

Sanjay Gadhia joins Mortgage Advice Bureau as later life regional sales director

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB has appointed Sanjay Gadhia as Regional Sales Director - Later...

Equity Release Group to provide later life lending advice to StepChange clients

Equity Release Group has been named the exclusive provider of later life lending advice...

LiveMore calls for clarity in later life lending

LiveMore, the mortgage lender specialising in products for those aged 50 to 90 and...

LiveMore unveils flexible 3+2-year fixed mortgage for over-50s

Specialist lender LiveMore has launched a new hybrid fixed-rate mortgage aimed at borrowers aged...

Marsden adds new incentives to RIO mortgage offering

Marsden Building Society has announced a new round of enhancements to its Retirement Interest...

OMS and Monument Technology join forces to deliver integrated lending platform

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Monument Technology in a move designed to...

Caring for loved ones carries hidden financial toll, new analysis finds

A new report has revealed a stark and growing gap between people’s expectations around...

Advisers warned of regulatory risks over neglecting wills and LPAs in later life lending

Financial advisers could be falling short of regulatory expectations and endangering customer outcomes by...

Standard Life Home Finance names Phil Quinn as head of sales

Standard Life Home Finance has appointed Phil Quinn as its new head of sales. Quinn...

Redefining ‘later life lending’ for a fairer financial future

The phrase ‘later life lending’ is becoming increasingly common in financial services but what...

LiveMore appoints new risk lead

LiveMore has announced the appointment of Ian Sturla as its new risk lead. Sturla (pictured)...

Later Life Lending Network launches workshops

The Later Life Lending Network, part of The Right Mortgage (TRM), is launching later...

Air launches new app to bolster adviser support

Air, the later life lending platform, has launched a new app exclusively for its...

COMMENT

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Latest news

Accord cuts all residential new business fixed rates by 0.10%

Accord Mortgages is reducing every fixed rate in its residential new business range by...

Skipton raises maximum income multiple to 6x

Skipton Building Society has increased the maximum loan-to-income multiple available through its LTI Booster...

AI used by more than half of consumers considering complaints

More than half of consumers who made or considered making a formal complaint about...

BetterHome Group UK appoints Anthony Glasgow as chief operating officer

BetterHome Group UK has appointed former Connells Group executive Anthony Glasgow as chief operating...

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