The Later Life Lending Event took place last week at the Hilton Bankside with topics including current market environment and long-term trends, regulation, customer vulnerability and holistic advice.
The event was hosted by Oonagh Sheehan, Mortgage Solutions head of commercial partnerships, with over 130 people attending the event.
Hansen Lu, Aviva’s housing economist, said that fixed mortgage rates could remain “relatively low” even if the base rate continues to rise, noting that the market expected interest rates to raise by an additional one per cent by the end of the year.
Adam Johnson, director of New Forest Wealth Management, noted that advisers should be aware of all lifestyle choices that impact older clientele so equity release does not have a detrimental impact on them later on.
Here are all the photos from the event and more coverage will follow.
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.
