Later Life

Growing number of people still don’t understand equity release

Despite recent figures showing that £2.8 billion in lifetime mortgages was lent by the...

Equity release demand to be driven by debt, say advisers

According to a survey of equity release-qualified financial advisers carried out by Canada Life,...

Many over-55s unaware of implications of buying leasehold

Equity release adviser Key has found that over half of older homeowners who own...

The Nottingham unveils 10-year fixed RIO

The Nottingham has introduced a Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage fixed at 3.95% for...

16% of RIO mortgages used for gifting

Later life specialist Hodge has reported that that 16% of those who take out...

Brits nervous about their finance futures

Fewer than one in 10 people are very confident they will be comfortable when...

New equity release product “launched every 48 hours”

Advisers and their customers now have over 314 equity release plan options – an...

Advisers want equity release education to boost market in 2020

Advisers think better education for customers is the number one factor for making equity...

Chief examiner in regulated equity release appointed

Graham Evans, head of compliance at Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), has been appointed the...

Air Sourcing and Knowledge Bank announce integration

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has announced full API integration between its platform,...

Over one-third of over-55s living beyond their means

35% of over-55s say their expenditure exceeds their income, with a significant majority of...

StepChange Financial Solutions joins the Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has announced that StepChange Financial Solutions has become its latest...

Sharp rise in over-55s’ credit card debt

The proportion of over-55s who have been in debt in the last five years...

Cautious equity release borrowers switch to drawdown

Equity release adviser Key has reported that third quarter take-up of drawdown plans grew...
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COMMENT

Comment

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
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FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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