Later Life

Equity release product pricing up year-on-year

The Equity Release Council has reported that the average equity release customer drew the...

Mortgage Advice Bureau to acquire Fluent Money Group

Mortgage Advice Bureau is to acquire approximately 75% of Project Finland Topco (Fluent Money...

Penalty-free partial repayments become equity release prerequisite

All new equity release customers can now benefit from a product feature that has...

LiveMore expands sales and broker support

Later life lender, LiveMore, has made two new senior appointments, expanding its sales and...

Data shows lifetime mortgage customers resume aspirational spending

The easing of pandemic restrictions has prompted an increase in lifetime mortgage customers using...

More2life makes two key hires

Equity release lender more2life has announced the appointment of Graham Munday as in-house lead...

LiveMore moves into Scottish market

LiveMore, the specialist over-50s mortgage lender, is to offer its interest-only products in Scotland. The...

87% of adults haven’t asked about estate planning

Research from pensions and retirement specialist LV= highlights how millions of Britons say they...

Changes in living arrangements “turning retirement planning on its head”

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that the number of families that...

Key sees rise in number of female advisers

To mark International Women's Day, Key Equity Release has announced that 19% of its...

Just Mortgages unveils equity release offering

Broker firm Just Mortgages has begun to advise on equity release. The business has trained...

Hodge reports rising interest in 50+ mortgage

Hodge has reported a 59% rise in 50+ mortgage completions since 2019. Applications reached a...

LiveMore secures £275m funding line

LiveMore Capital has agreed a £275m senior funding line with NatWest Markets. The financing will...

Consumers outline what they think ‘long-term’ means

Canada Life has found that consumers generally view 'long-term' as a time period spanning...

COMMENT

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

Slow completions are costing brokers. Five steps can help protect their pipelines

Through my conversations with mortgage brokers, and Landmark’s work across the wider home-moving process, I see the same pattern repeatedly. Once a mortgage has...

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...

Latest news

Wider mortgage options put borrower circumstances in focus on Lenders Live

Borrowers with historic credit problems and smaller deposits have more routes to explore, but...

Christodoulides joins ConveyBuddy as head of distribution

Former NatWest national account manager Luke Christodoulides has joined ConveyBuddy as head of distribution. Christodoulides...

MorganAsh adds BSL translation to customer websites

MorganAsh has introduced British Sign Language translations across its corporate website and itswhoiam.me consumer...

London flat owners face highest risk of resale losses

Nearly four in 10 London flats resold after being held for between five and...

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