Later Life

More2life reaches £5bn in loans under management

Equity release lender, more2life, has revealed that it now has £5 billion of loans...

Changing patterns in equity release usage

Customers are continuing to use equity release to clear existing mortgages while many have...

Later life lending misconception ‘battle’ still being fought

Air Mortgage Club has revealed further results from its ‘Later Life Lending Census’ of...

Age Partnership/Pure Retirement parent significantly improves profits

The group of associated companies including Age Partnership and Pure Retirement has posted improved...

Responsible Life hits later life milestone

Later life mortgage broker Responsible Life has broken through the £50 million monthly lending...

Hodge cuts RIO and 50+ mortgage rates

Hodge has reduced rates on its Retirement Interest Only (RIO) and 50+ mortgage products. Its...

Advise Wise unveils ‘price per pound’ sourcing feature

Advise Wise has introduced what it says is the market’s first ‘price per pound’...

Accord improves retired interest-only criteria

Accord Mortgages is updating its criteria tomorrow to better support residential interest-only borrowers who...

Later life lending market needs a re-brand

Air Mortgage Club has revealed the results of its first ‘Later Life Lending Census’...

Vast majority of HNWs underestimate ‘comfortable’ retirement requirements

High Net Worth individuals (HNWIs) in the UK are significantly underestimating how much money...

Fourth stable quarter for equity release market

The Equity Release Council has revealed that over-55 homeowners accessed £1.15bn of property wealth...

Aviva to allow fixed or gilt-based equity release ERCs

All new Aviva equity release customers can now choose whether to have any Early...

Aviva Financial Advice moves into equity release arena

Aviva Financial Advice (AFA) has added equity release and Inheritance Tax Planning (IHT) to...

LiveMore Capital partners with specialist broker group

LiveMore Capital has launched with specialist broker group, Blueberry Specialist Lending. Alison Pallett (pictured), LiveMore’s director...
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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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