Later Life

Air to hold annual later life lending awards

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, will be hosting the UK’s first...

Retirement impossible for foreseeable future for 37% of over-55s

A new survey has indicated how the cost-of-living crisis has affected UK adults’ retirement...

Change in reasons for taking out a RIO

New data from specialist lender Hodge has revealed the reasons its customers take out...

Borrowers consider green mortgages amid rising energy bills

In July, searches for mortgages which consider a property’s EPC rating grew by 34%,...

‘Crunch time’ for Baby Boomers on cusp of retirement

43.1% of Baby Boomer households coming up to retirement (aged below 65) are meeting...

Tread carefully with increased demand for later life lending

Understandably, there is a lot of speculation and conjecture around the current economic environment,...

More over 65s are still working than six years ago

New Aviva research has found that more people in the UK aged between 65...

Over 55s value experiences over material possessions

Royal London has claimed that the 55+ generation are focused on making the most...

Standard Life Home Finance partners with Sesame Bankhall Group

Standard Life Home Finance has entered into a strategic later life partnership with Sesame...

Pure Retirement loan book tops £4bn

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has reported that its overall loan portfolio has risen...

Key and MorganAsh to collaborate over vulnerability

Later life lending firm Key has agreed to work collaboratively with MorganAsh on a...

1.8m over 60s “underestimate care costs”

11% of over-60s say they are currently caring for a family member, equating to...

Sharp rise in numbers opting out of workplace pensions

Data from Penfold, the digital pensions platform, has revealed that the number of savers...

More2life unveils high LTV equity product

More2life is adding a sixth range to its product proposition with the launch of...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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