Later Life

Mortgage brokers responsible for bulk of equity release referral market

Mortgage intermediaries account for 56% of the equity release introducer market, according to the...

More2life partners with Brilliant Solutions

More2life has unveiled a new exclusive partnership with Brilliant Solutions where the club's members...

Equity Release Council creates adviser best practice guide

The Equity Release Council has introduced a Best Practice Guide to sit alongside its...

LiveMore Capital now on Criteria Hub

Later life provider  LiveMore Capital has become the latest lender to join Criteria Hub. There...

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...

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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