Later Life

PRS growing in importance for older tenants

A new report from Paragon has found that retiree renters and those in upper-middle...

2020 retirees supporting families with £3,700 a year

New research from later life lending adviser Key has found that 34% of those...

SimplyBiz Mortgages appoints equity release referral partner

SimplyBiz Mortgages is expanding on its relationship with Key Partnerships, which sees the later...

Pure Retirement introduces new repayment calculators

Pure Retirement has launched new equity release repayment calculators as part of a range...

Large fall in numbers expecting to work beyond state pension age

Canada Life has reported that the number of workers expecting to work beyond state...

Network to hold virtual national training event

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is to hold its first Virtual National Training...

Q3 agreed equity release plans up 41%

The Equity Release Council has revealed that the number of new equity release plans...

LV= to hold CPD-qualifying equity release underwriting webinar

LV= is hosting a CPD-qualifying equity release underwriting seminar to show to advisers how...

Hodge appoints customer experience head

John Connolly has been appointed as Hodge’s new head of customer experience. He will lead...

£123bn in housing equity available to release in South East

There was a quarterly increase of £100bn in equity available for release in UK...

Paradigm appoints over-55s provider to panel

Paradigm Mortgage Service has added retirement interest only (RIO) mortgage lender, LiveMore Capital, to...

Pure Retirement introduces servicing sub-brand

Later life lending provider Pure Retirement has launched its Pure Servicing Solutions equity release...

Advise Wise adds Street View and Maps functionality

Advise Wise has integrated Google Street View and Google Map into the Advise Wise...

Record month for anti-money-laundering specialist

SmartSearch has reported its best ever month in September, with record revenues, record profits...

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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