Later Life

Two-thirds of equity release customers consult family

New research has found that 64% of equity release customers consulted family before going...

Air Club outlines details for online conference

Air Club has published details of its conference taking place online on Thursday 25 November. The...

Air Club launches online support system for advice process

Air Club has unveiled WriteRoute, which is designed to provide improved support along the...

Strategies to grow the later life lending market

Last month’s Budget announcement might have seemed like something of a ‘damp squib’ in...

Benefits of specialist equity release solicitors revealed

Using a specialist solicitor for equity release applications can save consumers on average between...

Rise in over-50s ‘doer-uppers’

Hodge has witnessed a 10% rise in the number of customers who are using...

Average property value of lifetime mortgage customer up 18.5%

Later life mortgage broker Responsible Life has reported that the average property value of...

Air Group partners with St. James’s Place

Air Group has signed an agreement with wealth management group, St. James’s Place (SJP),...

LiveMore Capital bolsters leadership team

LiveMore Capital has announced the appointment of Simon Webb as managing director of capital...

Key: £4bn equity release market record on the horizon

Equity release adviser Key has reveal that the equity release market is on course...

Advisers need to re-engage with later life clients

Air Mortgage Club has published the final results from its ‘Later Life Lending Census’...

£10bn rise in available UK housing equity

Canada Life has calculated that over £740 billion of equity was available for release...

Myths, mistrust and family worries remain equity release issues

Equity release is still an area of personal finance which many homeowners feel unsure...

Hodge reduces holiday let, 50+ and RIO rates

Hodge has cut its rates on holiday let mortgages by 0.10 percentage points at...
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Cover

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

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Cover

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...
News

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...
criteria

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...
Protection

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...

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