Retirement borrowing

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...

Accord improves retired interest-only criteria

Accord Mortgages is updating its criteria tomorrow to better support residential interest-only borrowers who...

Legal & General unveils later life mortgages portal

Legal & General Home Finance has launched a new later life mortgages portal following...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

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...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

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

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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...