Retirement borrowing

LiveMore partners with Positive Lending

LiveMore has expanded its distribution with a new partnership with Positive Lending. Specialising in mortgage...

LiveMore adds TFC Homeloans to distribution panel

LiveMore’s products for the 50 to 90+ age group are now available through specialist...

LiveMore ups proc fee on 20-year fix and fixed for life products

LiveMore is increasing its procuration fee for intermediaries on its long-term fixed rate mortgage...

TMA Club teams up with Standard Life Home Finance

TMA Club has launched a new partnership with Standard Life Home Finance, bringing its...

LiveMore Capital partners with Specialist Mortgage Group

LiveMore Capital has partnered with brokerage Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG). The new partnership allows SMG’s...

LiveMore expands sales and broker support

Later life lender, LiveMore, has made two new senior appointments, expanding its sales and...

LiveMore moves into Scottish market

LiveMore, the specialist over-50s mortgage lender, is to offer its interest-only products in Scotland. The...

Consumers outline what they think ‘long-term’ means

Canada Life has found that consumers generally view 'long-term' as a time period spanning...

LiveMore Capital unveils new fixed term interest-only mortgage

LiveMore Capital has launched its new term interest-only mortgage for over-50s. An alternative to LiveMore’s...

60 most popular age to retire

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

Trade bodies launch later life lending factsheet

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), Building Societies Association (BSA), Equity Release Council (ERC),...

Rise in over-50s ‘doer-uppers’

Hodge has witnessed a 10% rise in the number of customers who are using...

LiveMore Capital bolsters leadership team

LiveMore Capital has announced the appointment of Simon Webb as managing director of capital...

Hodge cuts RIO and 50+ mortgage rates

Hodge has reduced rates on its Retirement Interest Only (RIO) and 50+ mortgage products. Its...

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...

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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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