Pensions

Rising costs push more retirees back into work, Standard Life finds

A growing number of retirees are returning to work as the financial realities of...

Parental support for adult children is reshaping retirement plans

Three in five parents with children aged over 18 are providing financial support, with...

L&G creates chief customer officer role to unify service across retirement divisions

Legal & General has appointed Sarah Spooner to a newly created chief customer officer...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions...

Targeted Support may encourage more savers to seek financial advice

Nearly half of independent financial advisers believe the Financial Conduct Authority’s new Targeted Support...

Key Equity Release teams up with Pense to broaden later life advice

Key Equity Release has entered a partnership with pension specialist Pense as it looks...

Royal London protection sales rise 17% as new business approaches £1bn

Royal London has reported strong growth in its protection business during 2025, with new...

Canada Life UK posts double-digit sales rise

Canada Life UK has reported a 17% rise in total sales for the year...

Scotland and Wales lead confidence rankings for working into later life

Workers in Scotland and Wales are the most confident in Britain that they could...

New podcast aimed at advisers navigating mortgage and wealth convergence

Twenty7tec has launched a new podcast series designed to support advisers as mortgage and...

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

Growing uncertainty leaves UK adults rethinking long-term finances

Rising economic and political uncertainty is prompting a significant number of UK adults to...

INDUSTRY REACTION: Equity release lending rises 11% in 2025

The equity release market recorded its strongest annual growth in recent years, with total...

Advisers look beyond product sourcing as platforms support later life advice

New research suggests advisers are increasingly using sourcing platforms as broader advice tools rather...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Latest news

Bath BS introduces valuation engine to speed up mortgage decisions

Bath Building Society has launched a new property decisioning engine aimed at cutting delays...

LSL to stage first protection-only conference for advisers

LSL Financial Services is to hold its first conference dedicated solely to protection, in...

Afin Bank brings in title insurance to speed up mortgage completions

Afin Bank has partnered with Westcor International to introduce Perfect Title Insurance across its...

Mortgage deals vanish in days as rates surge

Mortgage deals are disappearing at record speed as lenders scramble to reprice in a...

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