Pensions

Five banned and fined for pension losses

The FCA has banned five directors of financial advice firms from working in financial...

Trussle: longer mortgages set to eat into pensions

The next generation of homeowners may well be paying off their mortgages into retirement,...

2022 will be the toughest year for fixed-income retirees

If people were in any doubt about what the cost of living crisis looks...

Changes in living arrangements “turning retirement planning on its head”

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that the number of families that...

22% of workers expect to use home to fund retirement

Research from Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has found that 22% of people...

60 most popular age to retire

60 is the most popular age to retire early, according to new research from...

Covid causing advisers to hold comprehensive client financial reviews

The Openwork Partnership has found that advisers are working hard to help clients review...

Over a million people think they’ll never retire

Over a million UK workers (6%) believe that they will never retire, according to...

Majority’s property wealth more than their pension pot value

Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has analysed median local house price data from...

Vast majority of HNWs underestimate ‘comfortable’ retirement requirements

High Net Worth individuals (HNWIs) in the UK are significantly underestimating how much money...

Furlough hitting retirement plans

46% of currently furloughed workers have changed their retirement plans, according to new research...

Women have “worrying lack” of pension wealth

1.5 million widows in the UK aged 55 and over say they have lost...

Clear gender divide in retirement confidence

There is a gender divide when it comes to retirement confidence, Canada Life has...

Pension gender gap widens to over £180k

New analysis from Cebr and equity release lender, more2life, suggests that when life expectancy...
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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...

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New Homes buys Clark Marshall to grow shared ownership reach

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Shared living pressures extend well into adulthood as affordability bites

Britons are continuing to live in shared households far later in life as housing...
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Landlords juggle 6.5 buy-to-let loans on average, research finds

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Wales and North East top BTL yield table as returns edge higher

Gross buy-to-let rental yields rose modestly in the first quarter, with Wales and the...

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