Later Life

PensionBee partners with LifeSearch

LifeSearch has announced its technology and advice partnership with online pension provider, PensionBee, to...

Homeowners could access 5 years’ worth of retirement income from property wealth

Homeowners in England and Wales could access the equivalent of five years’ worth of...

Air Academy launches vulnerability module

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has worked with Comentis to launch...

Phoebus wins servicing contract for Aviva’s equity release business

Aviva has appointed Phoebus to service its equity release portfolio, replacing its legacy servicing...

Equity Release Council launches new post-completion comms guidance

The Equity Release Council has launched new guidance for advisers and providers to supports...

Midlife career rut risking rush to early retirement

Midlifers are ‘stuck’ feeling underprepared and unequipped to make beneficial career moves which could...

Cost of living crisis impacting those in and nearing retirement

As the number of working-age people in early retirement hits a record low of...

Equity release could cut English FTB mortgage term by eight years

With 19% of equity release customers using all or part of their funds to...

Equity release now “central financial tool” for over-55s

A new study from equity release lender Standard Life Home Finance has highlighted the...

Equity release repayment savings calculated

Over50choices has calculated that of the £699 million borrowed in equity release in Q1...

Air launches library for Consumer Duty

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has launched a Consumer Duty Later...

Potential UK equity release totals £616bn

The total amount of housing equity available to homeowners aged over 55 now stands...

More2life refreshes Prime Choice range

More2life has announced the return of its Prime Choice product range, following a six-month...

Advise Wise makes platform improvements

Advise Wise, the sourcing platform for later life products, has announced further improvements to...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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