Later Life

Pure Retirement unveils new valuation processes

Pure Retirement has introduced a new valuation processes across its full product range, in...

Covid-19 to delay 1.5m workers’ retirements

1.5 million workers aged 50+ say they will delay their retirement as a direct...

Report: advisers expect to expand later life advice

44% of mortgage advisers are active in the later life market, with equity release...

Knowledge Bank partners with Hodge

Knowledge Bank has joined forces with specialist lender Hodge, to provide brokers with criteria...

Equity Release Supermarket expands free calculator functionality

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has expansion its customer-focussed online tools. ERS were the first broker...

Air Group backs care support guide for advisers

Air Group has announced its support for a new guide for advisers and their...

Responsible Group appoints former Confused.com CEO

Carlton Hood has been appointed CEO of Responsible Group, which includes the retirement mortgage...

Advise Wise unveils ‘instant KFI’ for Pure Retirement plans

Advise Wise has introduced an 'instant KFI' feature on its platform for all Pure...

More2Life introduces two-track valuation strategy

Equity release lender, More2Life, is now offering customers access to physical valuations as well...

Just Group returns to physical valuations

Just's surveyor partner has recommenced physical valuations in England as of Monday 18 May. Physical...

Responsible Lending offers 2.51% lifetime mortgage rate

Lifetime mortgage provider Responsible Lending has unveils a lifetime mortgage interest rate of 2.51%...

Hodge announces boardroom changes

Hodge has today announced a number of changes to its board, including the appointment...

Big Equity Release Quiz winners revealed

Pure Retirement has announced the winners of last week’s inaugural Big Equity Release Quiz,...

Hodge to hold broker Q&A on Covid-19

Hodge is hosting a live 15-minute lending update for brokers on Wednesday (13 May). The...

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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