Later Life

Age Partnership & Pure Retirement post record profits of £22m

Equity release broker, Leeds-based Age Partnership Group, and its sister company, Pure Retirement, the...

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...

COMMENT

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

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Teachers for Intermediaries raises new-build LTV limit to 95%

Teachers for Intermediaries has increased its maximum LTV on new-build houses and flats to...

Cambridge BS opens applications for deposit-building Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Rent to Home property in...

Life changes could create new wave of accidental landlords

Changes in personal circumstances rather than investment plans could push more homeowners into the...

Remortgage searches jump 40% as borrowers return after summer

Remortgage activity drove a sharp rise in mortgage searches during September, with Twenty7tec recording...

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