Later Life

Fluent Money Group refreshes brand and website

North-West based form Fluent Money Group has launched its new website, consolidating its six...

Trade bodies launch later life lending factsheet

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), Building Societies Association (BSA), Equity Release Council (ERC),...

Majority’s property wealth more than their pension pot value

Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has analysed median local house price data from...

OneFamily refreshes Super LTV lifetime mortgage

OneFamily is increasing its loan to value (LTV) ratios by 0.5% on its Super LTV...

Pure Retirement improves Sovereign lifetime mortgage proposition

Pure Retirement has made changes to its Sovereign range of lifetime mortgages. The range introduces...

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...

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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