Later Life

Women more likely to view home as their security than men

With 26% equity release customers being single women (according to Key's Q3 Market Monitor), Standard...

2.5 million expect to delay retirement

2.5 million pre-retirees will have to delay their retirement as a result of the...

More over-55s considering working past retirement age

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze household income, new research from Canada Life...

Brokers record low levels of satisfaction with mortgage lenders 

New research out from Smart Money People, the financial services review site, has found that...

Pure Retirement improves Classic Lifetime criteria

Pure Retirement has announced a series of criteria enhancements to its Classic range of...

Older generations ‘unretiring’ as crisis takes its toll

As the economic landscape continues to deteriorate and consumers feel the pressure on their...

New member for the Equity Release Council

Lead generation firm Contact State has become the latest firm to join the Equity...

Legal & General Home Finance announces new distribution director

Legal & General Retail has announced the appointment of David Jones as distribution director...

Money more important than health and family to over-50s

Having enough money is more important to the majority of the UK’s over-50s than...

Pure Retirement unveils sub-6% lifetime mortgage product

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has announced new rate of 5.94% MER on its...

Stuart Wilson becomes chairman of Air Club

Following nearly 15 years as CEO of later life lending platform, Air, Stuart Wilson...

Advise Wise adds RIO mortgages to sourcing

Advise Wise has introduced Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgages and holiday let plans to...

David Finlay joins LiveMore Capital

David Finlay has joined LiveMore Capital as an executive consultant and member of the...

Equity release choice wider than before Covid

New analysis from Air, the later life services platform, suggests that while the October...

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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...