Later Life

LiveMore Capital partners with L&C Mortgages

LiveMore Capital has expanded its distribution with its launch with L&C Mortgages. LiveMore Capital provides Retirement...

more2life unveils 58% LTV lifetime mortgage

More2life has unveiled what it says it the highest LTV product in the lifetime...

Key Group appoints national provider account manager

Key Group has appointed Sarah Hughes to the new position of national provider account...

Equity Release Council expands standards board membership 

Three directors have been reappointed to the Equity Release Council's main board and members also...

11% of adults plan to use home to fund retirement

50% of consumers aged 55-74 would expect any property they own to be taken...

Equity Release Council launches Legal Forum

The Equity Release Council has introduced a new Legal Forum, designed to champion the...

Advise Wise unveils dynamic equity release factfind

Advise Wise has introduced a customisable equity release factfind on its platform. The factfind is...

Over-65s’ property wealth continues to increase

The Stamp Duty holiday and Budget measures to help first-time buyers are the key...

Legal & General Mortgage Club offers RIO exclusive

Legal & General Home Finance is to offer an exclusive Retirement Interest Only (RIO)...

Air Group unveils new factfind and suitability report

Air Group has launched a new factfind and suitability report for advisers via Air...

Air Group and Knowledge Bank to hold Criteria Clinics

Air Group is offering a series of new ‘Criteria Clinics’ in conjunction with criteria...

Key’s customer facing staff to be Dementia Friends

Equity release advisory firm, Key, has arranged for its customer facing staff, totalling more than...

more2life to co-host Later Life Lending Symposium

More2life is to co-host the Later Life Lending Symposium with Key Partnerships and Air Group...

OneFamily unveils lifetime mortgage support for advisers

OneFamily has introduced a Lifetime Mortgage Knowledge Hub to support financial advisers with guides,...

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

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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