Retirement borrowing

The Scottish BS unveils retirement interest-only mortgage

The Scottish Building Society has added a Retirement Interest-Only (RIO) mortgage to its range...

Key Retirement rebrands as Key

Independent adviser for equity release and later life lending, Key Retirement, has rebranded as...

Vernon and Tenet Group in distribution deal

Vernon Intermediaries and Tenet Group have partnered to provide Tenet’s advisers with access the...

Fluent Money develops later life lending subsidiary

Fluent Money Group (FMG) has appointed Aaron Conlon as managing director of newly formed...

Retirement “a 20th century concept”

Later life advisers have the opportunity to broaden their range of services to clients...

Wembley to host later life lending seminar

Key Partnerships will be hosting its latest later life lending seminar at Wembley Stadium...

Advisers could help vulnerable old people

Later life advisers can be the 'trusted person' who is able to put lonely...

Legal & General Home Finance appoints head of mortgage broker sales

Legal & General Home Finance has announced the appointment of Marie Catch as head...

The Tipton & Cosley offering retirement interest-only mortgages

The Tipton & Cosley Building Society is claiming to be the first society to...

Later Life Academy secures NSAFS accreditation

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has revealed that its development programme for later life...

TML partners with Legal & General Mortgage Club

The Mortgage Lender and Legal & General Mortgage Club are joining forces to distribute...

The Ipswich launches later life mortgage range

The Ipswich Building Society has unveiled a mortgage range for those borrowing into later...

Retirement lending market set to surpass £142bn by 2027

Over 65s will have amassed a record £86bn of debt in 2018, up from...

FSE: more later life lending advisers will be needed

The later life lending sector has sufficient advisers to cope with demand at present...

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Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

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Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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Rents ease in parts of UK but affordability pressures persist

The North East remains the most affordable region in the UK for tenants with...

Peers warn new towns risk failure without clear vision

The Government’s flagship plan to create a new generation of towns across England risks...

Howden upgrades Cardiff office to support growth plans

Howden has announced its move to a larger office in Cardiff as it plans...

LMS expands National Property Transaction Network

LMS has announced a major expansion of its National Property Transaction Network (NPTN) as...