Later Life

Three new hires at equity release adviser

Equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), has revealed that three new advisers...

Advise Wise adds extra underwriting questions

Advise Wise has added free optional underwriting questions to its platform in a move...

Air Group reveals adviser views on equity release service

Air Group has published its second half-year equity release provider ‘Temperature Check’ report which...

Average gifted deposit tops £40k

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them get...

Equity Release Council introduces adviser competency framework

The Equity Release Council has launched a new competency framework to help financial advisers...

Air Group unveils new distribution channel

Air Group has launched Air Select, a new panel proposition. Air Select will provide a...

Equity release is not a rate-driven solution

In the equity release market, I’ve always felt there was a potential disconnect between...

Equity Release Associates in customer acquisition drive

Equity Release Associates has begun a major investment in customer acquisition activity to support...

LV= offers lifetime mortgage cashback deal

LV= has unveiled a 1% cashback deal across its Drawdown + and Lump Sum+...

Public concerned over late life care costs

67% of over-50s are currently determined to stay living in their own home if...

Pure Retirement unveils adviser support materials

Pure Retirement has introduced a number of new adviser-facing resources. Changes include the introduction of...

Latest gender pension gap analysis revealed

Analysis from later life firm Responsible Life has revealed that the average gender pension...

£15bn rise in amount of property equity for release

Canada Life has revealed that over £600 billion of equity was available for release...

Advise Wise offers new member resources

Advise Wise has introduced a new digital resources collection for its members, accessible from...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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