Later Life

Two hires for new later life lending platform

Advise Wise has appointed Jane Hanlon and Jon Tweed, to head the development of...

£381bn in equity release available to over-55s

Research by Canada Life has found that the amount of available equity within older...

Negative stories biggest barrier to equity release growth

New research by Canada Life has found that the equity release sector faces a...

Rise in numbers using equity release to pay off debts

LV= has revealed an increase in the number of people aged over 65 using...

Equity Release Council reports large membership growth

The Equity Release Council has revealed that its membership has increased by 97% in...

Aviva joins Air Sourcing platform

Answers in Retirement Group has announced the addition of Aviva’s lifetime mortgage rates into its...

Year-on-year fall for equity release

Latest data from Key has revealed that retired homeowners released more than £3.4 billion...

Canada Life cuts Lifestyle Options rates

Canada Life has reduced rates on three of the products in its Lifestyle Options...

Pure Retirement revamps Heritage criteria

Pure Retirement has made changes to its Heritage range criteria, following increasing interest in...

Key research into those retiring in the red

Over-55s specialist adviser Key has undertaken a unique study into the finances and ambitions...

Later life lending added to SmartrCriteria

Legal & General Mortgage Club has revealed that later life lending has been added...

Canada Life outlines first workshop series for 2020

Canada Life Home Finance has published details of its first series of workshops in...

Exclusive RIO deal for PMS & Sesame

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have launched an exclusive new Retirement Interest Only...

AIR Group reveals later life lending award categories

AIR Group has announced the categories for its inaugural Air Awards which will take place...

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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