Later Life

Documentation is key to complaint handling

When it comes to record-keeping and ensuring every single part of the advice is...

Home improvement is top reason for Legal & General Home Finance equity release

Equity release drawdown data from Legal & General Home Finance has revealed that home...

Most common equity release ‘spends’ revealed

The latest research from over-50s specialists SunLife has revealed that home improvements are the...

Nearly £17k made on property by pensioners over last 12 months

Over-65s have seen their property wealth increase by nearly £1,400 a month in the...

LiveMore makes appointments to sales team

LiveMore, the lender for the 50-90+ age group, has expanded its sales team with...

90,000 equity release customers cut future interest costs by £116m

The Equity Release Council’s Spring 2023 Market Report has revealed that the number of...

Why being self-employed isn’t a barrier to mortgages at 50 or 90

It is generally thought that if a person is self-employed, their mortgage options are...

Mini-Budget caused mortgage overpayment spike

UK households made an unprecedented £23.3bn of mortgage overpayments in 2022, equivalent to £64m...

Charity boss to chair equity release standards committee

The Equity Release Council has appointed a new independent chair to its standards committee,...

Advise Wise extends CRM for Consumer Duty

Advise Wise has improved its sourcing platform into a fully fledged CRM system to...

Air launches National Later Life Adviser Conference

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has launched the registration process for...

Early retirement driving economic inactivity among over-50s in Scotland

Phoenix Insights, Phoenix Group’s longevity think tank, has published research exploring economic inactivity among...

Equity Release Supermarket makes new hires

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has announced the appointment of three new advisers and a...

LiveMore appoints director of marketing

LiveMore has appointed a new director of marketing as part of its plans 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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