Later Life

Hodge cuts mortgage rates by up to 80bps

Hodge has reduced rates across its entire mortgage range and retention products are also...

LiveMore appoints new director of intermediary sales

LiveMore has appointed Les Pick to the position of director of intermediary sales. Pick...

Half of Gen X struggling to clear mortgage before retirement

27% of Gen X - those born between 1965 and 1980 - are not...

Two-thirds of people look at retirement planning without support

19% of Britons have spent sleepless nights worrying about retirement planning, according to new...

Hodge improves residential rate switch proc fees

Specialist lender, Hodge, has announced a rise in its procuration fees for its broker...

Pure Retirement joins Criterion’s Equity Release Governance Group

Pure Retirement has become the latest firm to become a member of Criterion’s Equity...

LiveMore launches £500 cashback range for over-50s

LiveMore has launched a fee-assisted £500 cashback mortgage range. Lending exclusively to borrowers over 50,...

Pure Retirement improves Heritage and Heritage Freedom ranges

Pure Retirement has announced further LTV reintroductions and criteria improvements across its Heritage range,...

AI is not the answer for later life lending

Earlier this year, the government held a conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as Rishi...

Concerns surrounding access to equity release fall

While the over-45s are less concerned about equity release in general, there are significant...

Retirement planning falling by the wayside

New research on the current state of retirement in the UK reveals that for...

Fixed rates most important single feature to lifetime mortgage borrowers

Fixed interest rates are the most important feature to lifetime mortgage customers, with 37%...

LiveMore reduces all over-50 products’ mortgage rates

LiveMore has cut rates across all its mortgage products by up to 0.29 percentage...

Under-50s increasingly receiving financial support via released equity

New research from Hodge has found that almost two-thirds of people who are receiving...

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Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

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Market Harborough cuts rates on larger residential loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its larger loan products by as...

Shawbrook promotes Apollonio to lead retail mortgage sales

Shawbrook has promoted Louise Apollonio to sales and distribution director for retail mortgages, as...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...