Pensions

Almost 3m ex-retirees back to work

2.8 million of UK over-50s (11% = 2,733,560) have returned to work after being...

Cost of renting in retirement is £390k

Those people who think they will rent throughout their retirement could need an additional...

Just 1% real-term rise in weekly pension income over past decade

People on pension incomes have received minimal increases in real standards of living over...

Gen Z expect part-time work even when retired

'Gen Z' intend to work part time or even set up their own business...

Legal & General Retail helps advisers with later life clients going through divorce

Legal & General Retail has introduced a handbook to help advisers support clients going...

Legal & General makes executive team changes within retail division

Legal & General Retail, the savings, protection and retirement arm of L&G, has announced...

Increased living costs resulting in rethinking of retirement plans

14% of retirees aged over 55 have gone back into work, as their living...

Mortgages stopping 2.8 million from saving more for later life

22% of UK homeowners with a mortgage – equivalent to 2.8 million people –...

Royal London appoints group COO

Royal London has announced the appointment of Peter Josse as its new group chief...

SimplyBiz adviser survey reveals overall positive outlook

SimplyBiz has announced the results of its annual member survey, designed to measure adviser...

Two-thirds of people look at retirement planning without support

19% of Britons have spent sleepless nights worrying about retirement planning, according to new...

Retirement being reconsidered as people grapple with cost-of-living crisis

49% of people approaching retirement are rethinking their plans as the high cost of living...

Cost of living crisis creating £32bn hole in savings pots

The latest Cost of Living research from Royal London has established that the cost...

Cost of living making more people cautious over financial decision-making

The cost of living crisis is eroding people’s confidence in managing their money, with...

COMMENT

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey

Halifax has once again been named the best overall lender for broker experience in...

Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers

Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...

Hinckley & Rugby adds visa mortgage products to offering

Hinckley & Rugby for intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products across...

NatWest strengthens broker support with intermediary team expansion

NatWest has expanded its intermediary leadership team with the creation of two new corporate...

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