Later Life

Londoners most likely to consider downsizing to fund retirement

19% of people plan to downsize in retirement, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. Just 40% have...

Only 54% of disabled workers are saving into a pension

People with disabilities face huge barriers to pensions saving, resulting in a private pension...

Standard Life Home Finance partners with PRIMIS

Standard Life Home Finance has launched a new partnership with PRIMIS Mortgage Network, which...

Record number of older homeowners turn to equity release

Older homeowners accessing the value held in their homes via lifetime mortgages and other...

Pure Retirement appoints new CTO

Pure Retirement has announced the appointment of Leslie Baker as its new chief technological...

Incorrect to see equity release always as ‘product of last resort’

Retirement aspirations and financial planning drives almost half of equity release customer choices, according...

Mortgage accessibility gulf between old and young

The latest Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) Affordability Index has found that mortgage customers over...

The equity release benefits of multi-disciplinary support

While there is no doubt that surveyors and lawyers provide a valuable service for...

Age Partnership to encourage digital documentation with tree-planting

Equity release broker, Age Partnership, is to plant a tree on behalf of every...

Pensions industry “needs fundamental change”

71% of people say they are interested in their pension pot, according to new...

Air Group to hold conference at National Space Centre

Air Group has revealed that its National Later Life Adviser Conference – 'Later Life...

Five banned and fined for pension losses

The FCA has banned five directors of financial advice firms from working in financial...

New member for Equity Release Council

Risk management, insurance brokerage and advisory company WTW (formerly Willis Towers Watson) has joined...

New leader at the helm of Equity Release Associates

Sara Robinson, director of adviser services at Equity Release Associates (ERA), is to take...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

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...

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Fear of rejection deters thousands from applying for a mortgage

More than a third of would-be homebuyers say the fear of being rejected is...

Foundation Home Loans expands buy-to-let criteria to include social housing lettings

Foundation Home Loans has widened its buy-to-let criteria to accept single household properties let...

Pepper Money appoints new BDM in second charge team

Pepper Money has promoted Nicholas East to business development manager in its second charge...

Assetz Capital backs £506,250 residential bridging deal in Holywood

Assetz Capital has completed an 18-month bridging facility worth £506,250, secured against a prime...