Later Life

Dealing with the rise in later life borrowers seeking second opinions

There are many ways to judge a maturity of a mortgage/lending-sector and there are...

Aviva launches new ‘Mid-Life MOT’ app

53% of people in their mid-life have never calculated when they can afford to...

30% of older women think Covid will cause personal debt rise

New research has found that 33% of women aged over 54 who have taken...

Key Group creates new director role

Key Group has promoted Caroline Righton, formerly head of commercial finance for more2life, to...

TMA expands later life lending proposition

TMA Club has added Access Equity Release and Knight Frank Finance as equity release referral...

Age Partnership Group appoints network managing director

Age Partnership has appointed Dan Baines as managing director of Equity Release Associates (ERA),...

Pure Retirement launches new servicing resources

Pure Retirement has introduced new customer-facing literature, designed to keep its account holders informed...

Only half of over-55s say their home isn’t suitable for future care

A new report has found that the majority of over 55s believe their current...

New home finance hire for Canada Life

Canada Life has appointed Jon Dunckley to the new role of proposition development manager...

The Later Life Lending Network expands team

The Right Mortgage's equity release proposition, The Later Life Lending Network, has added Adrian...

Canada Life improves equity release offering

Canada Life has made changes to all its Capital Select Options for home finance...

Uncertain journeys

In September 2019, I was on holiday when I received an urgent telephone call....

Over 50s to benefit from latest house price moves

Over 50s finance provider SunLife says the fact that house prices have risen for...

LV= to monitor mass affluent consumers

LV= has launched a new monitor to track consumers’ attitudes to their finances and...

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...

PROFILES