Later Life

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...

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’...

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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