Later Life

My Care Consultant: consumers need access to joined-up advice

My Care Consultant (MCC) has published an adviser-facing guide entitled ‘Equity Release and the...

OneFamily doubles size of advice team

OneFamily is to expand its equity release advice proposition, with a doubling of its...

Over-55s’ unsecured debt a growing problem

Unsecured debt is a major issue for older homeowners, according to new data analysis...

more2life appoints BDM

More2life has appointed Darren Hymos as business development manager. Hymos (pictured) has over 35 years’ experience...

Robotic automation speeding up more2life’s servicing

Lifetime mortgage provider, more2life, has reported the results of its partnership with Robiquity, specialists...

Canada Life sees rise in equity release used to buy new property

Covid-19 has brought about a change in how customers are using the equity released...

Covid pandemic worsening retirement inequality

New research from Legal & General Retail Retirement has tracked the effects of the pandemic...

Royal London takes stake in equity release provider

Royal London has acquired a 30% stake in later life providers Responsible Life and...

Equity Release Council: mortgage holders polarised by pandemic

Analysis of official data by the Equity Release Council has revealed that UK households...

Equity Release Associates moves to DA status

Equity Release Associates has been granted approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to...

LiveMore Capital expands network distribution

LiveMore Capital has announced a new panel position with Tenet Network Services. The firm is gradually...

Pure Retirement expands adviser support

Pure Retirement has introduced new adviser-facing resources, in a move it says is in...

Equity Release Council creates Funders Forum

The Equity Release Council has launched its Funders Forum, a committee made up of...

LV= improves lifetime mortgage flexible repayment option

LV= is making changes to the flexible repayment option available across its Drawdown+ and...

COMMENT

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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TPFG buys 25% stake in property and mortgage AI business Enteka

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has taken a 25% stake in Enteka AI as...

Property professionals back homebuying reforms, CSS poll finds

More than three-quarters of property professionals believe proposed changes to the homebuying and selling...

Accord cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43%

Accord Mortgages is reducing selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43 percentage points, with...

Mortgage Brain embeds LMS conveyancing service into CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated the LMS Select conveyancing platform directly into CRM Brain, allowing...

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