Later Life

More2life joins MCI later life panel

MCI mortgage club has announced that more2life has become the sixth lender to join...

Income and spending in Covid

On November 15th The Resolution Foundation published a briefing note on the results of...

Eamonn Holmes new face of equity release TV ad campaign

Equity release adviser, Age Partnership, has secured Eamonn Holmes to front its marketing campaign...

Deposit most popular reason for equity release gifting

Older homeowners used their property wealth to gift £530m to family and friends during...

More2life adds new Flexi Choice lump sum plans

Equity release lender, more2life, has launch two new lump-sum products within its Flexi Choice...

Key Group invests in people strategy with new programme

Key Group has launched a new Leadership Academy Programme for its people managers. The...

LiveMore Capital joins LMS Panel Link

Conveyancer and panel management specialist, LMS, has expanded its partnership with Livemore Capital. The later...

Air Mortgage Club unveils concierge service for large deals

Air Mortgage Club  has launched a new 'large case concierge service' for advisers. The new...

Retirement plans disrupted for 55-64 year olds

Data from LV='s Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor has found that over-65s are more likely...

Advise Wise allows addition of fees on sourcing platform

Advise Wise has unveiled a new feature on its later life sourcing platform to...

Key Group appoints head of strategic partner marketing

Key Group has announced the appointment of Richard Brook as its new head of...

Spending Review: State Pension to rise

The Treasury announced a rise in the State Pension yesterday. The news formed part of...

Crisis of confidence in women approaching retirement

A new report from the Equity Release Council (the Council) and Key – Pension...

MCI Mortgage Club unveils later life sourcing

MCI Mortgage Club has introduced a later life lending sourcing platform to its members. The...

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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