Retirement borrowing

Brightstar launches interest-only & later life lending guide

Brightstar Financial has published a guide to interest-only mortgages and later life lending to...

L&G offers new plan to support brokers in retirement lending sector

Legal & General Home Finance has outlined a new strategy to invest in the...

Advisers reshaping business with later life enquiry surge

A nationwide study by Prudential has found that advisers are seeing a surge in...

ARs “must call for later life lending support”

  Mortgage and protection network HL Partnership (HLP) believes appointed representatives (ARs) should be calling...

The Mansfield unveils RIO mortgages with added drawdown facility

The Mansfield Building Society is launching its Retirement Interest Only (RIO) proposition with two...

The Leeds cuts rate on RIO mortgage

The Leeds Building Society has cut its five year fixed rate Retirement Interest Only (RIO)...

Right Mortgage & Protection Network joins Equity Release Council

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has joined the Equity Release Council. The network...

AIR Group unveils Learning Hub

Answers in Retirement Group has launched a new physical ‘Learning Hub’ for later life...

Three average Joes

Let’s look at the retirement situation of three ‘average Joes’. Joe 1 is an average...

The Marsden investigates what’s important for later life clients

The Marsden Building Society has published research into the later life market and has...

HL Partnership promotes RIO lending

Mortgage and protection network HL Partnership believes that the launch of Retirement Interest Only...

Bank of Mum & Dad ‘feeling the pinch’

Research by Legal & General and Cebr has found that nearly one in five...

Brightstar to hold new webinar series

Brightstar Financial has unveiled its largest ever webinar programme, with nine specialist lending events...

Housing wealth is now part of mainstream retirement planning

Just look at the latest equity release lending figures from the Equity Release Council....

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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