Pensions

Covid pandemic worsening retirement inequality

New research from Legal & General Retail Retirement has tracked the effects of the pandemic...

Huge gulf in gender pension equity highlighted

Scottish Widows has warned on International Women’s Day that young female savers are set...

Public concerned over late life care costs

67% of over-50s are currently determined to stay living in their own home if...

Latest gender pension gap analysis revealed

Analysis from later life firm Responsible Life has revealed that the average gender pension...

LSL makes investment in life and pensions firm

LSL Property Services has announced its investment in Direct Life & Pension Services. Direct Life...

Coronavirus disrupting retirement plans

Over 154,000 people aged 55-64 have decided upon early retirement because of redundancy and...

Retirement advice provides large consumer confidence boost

LV='s latest Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor has found that many people are confused and disengaged when...

Women’s retirement finances more adversely hit by divorce

Women are likely to see their household incomes fall by a third in the...

Spending Review: State Pension to rise

The Treasury announced a rise in the State Pension yesterday. The news formed part of...

Crisis of confidence in women approaching retirement

A new report from the Equity Release Council (the Council) and Key – Pension...

Government should incentivise healthier lifestyles to avoid pension crisis

A new report has called on the government to focus on incentivising healthier lifestyles...

Gender pension gap narrows

Scottish Widows’ latest Women and Retirement Report has found that the gender pension gap...

85% of self-employed don’t save into a private pension

Multiple job holders face substantial barriers to saving, leading to a private pension pot...

Scottish Widows to divest £440m over ESG standards

Scottish Widows is to divest at least £440 million from companies that have failed...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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