Later Life

Clear gender divide in retirement confidence

There is a gender divide when it comes to retirement confidence, Canada Life has...

PMS Mortgage Club and Key Group launch Later Life Solutions

PMS Mortgage Club has partnered with Key Group to launch Later Life Solutions, a...

Standard Life partners with Key to launch lifetime mortgages

Standard Life has entered into a strategic agreement with Key Group, which will launch...

Covid makes people seek care home alternatives

The Covid-19 pandemic has left millions of people considering alternative long-term care options to...

Equity Release Supermarket expands into new offices

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has relocated its office premises to the North West’s largest...

Financial advice/coaching – are we there yet?

Parents and grandparents will be familiar with the question, “Are we there yet?” Particularly...

10% of over-70s to return to work

One in 10 people aged over 70 are electing to either head back to or...

LGHF launches Premier Lifetime Mortgage to property millionaires

The number of wards in England & Wales with an average house price of...

Aviva joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the appointment of Aviva to its lender...

Paradigm partners with HUB Financial Solutions

Paradigm Mortgage Services has entered into a referral partnership with HUB Financial Solutions to...

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network introduces vulnerability hub

The Right Mortgage Network has launched a brand-new Vulnerability Hub aimed at prioritising vulnerability...

Retirees take advantage of the Stamp Duty holiday

Over-55s keen to take advantage of the Stamp Duty Holiday drove There has been...

Increased number of over-60s thinking about care costs

37% of adults in the UK over the age of 60 say they would...

Advisers confident about responding to flexibility demands

93% of financial advisers says they are confident they can deliver the flexibility into...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

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

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...

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...

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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