Later Life

40% of advisers report drop in number of equity release cases

78% of advisers think more of their customers will look to equity release to...

Bank of Gran & Grandad driving stamp duty holiday gifting

The Bank of Gran and Grandad has gifted nearly £1 million a day during...

Hodge sees 80% rise in RIO applications for gifting purposes

Hodge has reported a 50% increase in the number of people who are looking...

Equity release ‘myths’ still abound

12% of homeowners in the UK aged 40 and above would consider releasing equity...

Paradigm partners with Saffron for Intermediaries

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Saffron for Intermediaries to its lender panel. Paradigm member firms...

Equity Release Council updates adviser guide

The Equity Release Council has refreshed its ‘Adviser Guide to Equity Release’ which is...

Product flexibility continues to increase in equity release market

Key Partnerships has revealed that the number of equity release products has reached a...

Advise Wise provides adviser desktop application

Advise Wise has introduced a desktop application to allow advisers to access the Advise...

Pure Retirement offers ERC-free repayments across whole range 

Pure Retirement has made changes to its Sovereign range, providing ERC-free repayment opportunities and...

More2life urges advisers to respond to FCA’s call for a new Consumer Duty 

Equity release lender, more2life, is calling on advisers to respond to the Financial Conduct...

Hodge appoints national account manager

James Enos has been appointed by Hodge as its new national account manager for...

Record attendance for more2life symposium

Equity release lender, more2life, has revealed that the number of advisers who attended its...

Air Group launches guide to increase retirement funding customer engagement

18% of those aged 45 and above have not undertaken any retirement planning and...

Two-thirds without long-term plans for financial care

New research from Hodge has revealed that Just 33% of people have made financial...
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COMMENT

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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...

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