Later Life

Female financial confidence growing but major gaps remain

54% of women in the UK consider their financial plans for retirement to be...

Hodge restarts residential mortgage lending

Hodge has re-entered the residential mortgage market for its 50+, RIO and holiday let...

Canada Life reveals top care home alternatives

Research from Canada Life has revealed the top alternatives to care homes for later...

Air relaunches training academy

Recently rebranded Air has now introduced its new-look Air Academy. Its training programme accredited by...

London Rebuilding Society unveils home improvement equity release deal

Not-for-profit enterprise, London Rebuilding Society, has launched a new home improvement equity release product....

Making sense of current statistics

Spend long enough at any industry conference and you will inevitably pick up on...

Rest Less Mortgages launches to 50+ market

Rest Less, a digital membership community for people in their 50s and beyond, has...

Co-op Insurance to offer later life options via L&G

Co-op Insurance has partnered with Legal & General to offer later life mortgage options...

LiveMore partners with Mortgage Advice Bureau

LiveMore is continuing to expand its distribution by partnering with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). The...

Pure Retirement expands Heritage range

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has launched a new high LTV product in its...

Air unveils new brand and proposition

Air has revealed its new brand and purpose at its National Later Life Adviser...

Over-55s unsure about their house size

Nearly a third of people aged over 55 feel their home is too big,...

TMA Club teams up with Standard Life Home Finance

TMA Club has launched a new partnership with Standard Life Home Finance, bringing its...

Changes in equity release customers’ needs and attitudes

Equity release funded an estimated £3 billion in retirement spending last year, according 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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