Later Life

Covid causing over-50s to want to live in current home for life

76% of over 50s say they are now more likely to stay in their...

Four-fifths of advisers expect 2022 equity release market growth

80% of equity release advisers are confident that the market will grow in 2022,...

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...

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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