Later Life

Advisers struggle to recognise vulnerable clients

New research from equity release lender, more2life, has found that while advisers say that...

MCI Club expands later life panel

MCI Club has added Legal & General Home Finance to its later life lending...

OneFamily to hold free virtual late life masterclass

David Burrowes, chairman of the Equity Release Council, is to participate in a free...

Advise Wise offers ‘instant KFI’ on Just products

Advise Wise has added its 'instant KFI' feature to its Just For You lifetime...

Q3 return to form for equity release market

The later life lending market saw £884 million being released over the third quarter...

Non-financial benefits of advice should be promoted

As well as providing pecuniary benefit, financial advice also boosts confidence and preparedness for...

‘Forever home’ desire fuels majority of equity release sales

53% of advisers who sold an equity release product in the last year state...

RIO mortgages an “outright failure”, says later life provider

Retirement Interest Only Mortgages (RIOs) account for just one in 740 mortgages, according to...

The later life market has reacted well to the pandemic

So, Lockdown 2 in England is now underway, while by the time you read...

TMA adds Pure Retirement to later life panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of lifetime mortgage lender, Pure Retirement, to its...

Government should incentivise healthier lifestyles to avoid pension crisis

A new report has called on the government to focus on incentivising healthier lifestyles...

OneFamily backs #10000BlackInterns

OneFamily is supporting a campaign aimed at transforming the prospects of young black people...

More2life creates operations director position

Equity release lender, more2life, has created a new director of operations role and promoted...

Financial implications of kids returning home revealed

35% of grown up children have returned to the family home,= since the beginning...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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