Later Life

National Friendly launches over-50s advice service

National Friendly Financial Solutions has launched a new mortgage service aimed at the over-50s...

LiveMore Capital launches with Air Mortgage Club

Air Mortgage Club has announced the addition of specialist mortgage lender, LiveMore Capital, to...

Over-45s interested in referrals for care cost advice

Research from Just Group has found that the majority of over-45s approaching a local...

Two new later life partners for Legal & General Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced Canada Life and Just as the latest...

‘Sandwich generation’ now more open to equity release post-Covid

OneFamily has reported that 20% of those considering equity release say that Covid-19's impact...

LiveMore Capital joins TMA later life panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of Retirement Interest-Only (RIO) mortgages provider LiveMore Capital to its lifetime...

MCI Club expands later life lending panel

MCI Mortgage Club has added LiveMore Captial to its panel, extending its range of...

Over three-quarters of retirees “frozen out of mortgage market”

Over 80% of retired homeowners can’t access a mortgage of any kind that meets...

Vulnerability extends to advisers

Given the type of borrowers equity release advisers deal with – namely older individuals...

More2life revamps ‘Tailored’ product range

More2life has launched its refreshed ‘Tailored’ plan range, with new fixed early repayment charges...

Northerners see largest relative house price rise

SunLife has revealed that homeowners over 50 typically have almost £130k in property equity. ...

LV= unveils equity release drawdown product and portal

LV= has launched a new platform supporting all its current products and the launch...

Covid-19: rise in financial gifting sentiment

More people wanting to help younger family members financially following the coronavirus crisis. The survey...

Pure Retirement restructures its expanding intermediary sales team

Pure Retirement has announced the expansion of its intermediary sales team. National coverage will be...

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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