Kimberley Dondo

1 day ago | mortgagestrategy.co.uk | Becky Bellamy |Roger Baird |Kimberley Dondo

Metro Bank has expanded its commercial mortgage range to offer an 85% loan-to-value (LTV) for loans up to £5 million. The loan is open to all businesses in England and Wales with at least two years trading history. Metro Bank launched its 75% LTV commercial mortgage earlier this year.

3 days ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Dan Cooper |Kimberley Dondo |Salome Asabre

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Tuesday 3 June 2025. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. ‘Sleepwalking into retirement’Despite the success of auto-enrolment, people are still sleepwalking into retirement, pension experts have warned. New figures released by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) today (3 June) reveal the cost of a ‘minimum’ standard of retirement for a one-person household has actually fallen by £1,000 to £13,400 per year.

4 days ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | William Burrows |Adrian Boulding |Kimberley Dondo

Retirement planning is no longer a one-off event. Instead, it’s become a financial and personal journey that continues throughout later life, involving a series of evolving decisions and options. Some people still stop work and replace their earnings with a guaranteed pension income. But increasingly, retirement is a more flexible, fluid experience – one that shifts over time. I was reminded of this recently when I came across the idea of a mid-retirement MOT.

4 days ago | mortgagestrategy.co.uk | Kimberley Dondo |David Burrows

In this episode of the Mortgage Strategy Podcast, host Kimberley Dondo is joined by Gregor Sked and Shelley Read, Senior Protection Development and Technical Managers at Royal London, to explore why protection often feels out of reach for younger clients — and why that mindset needs to change. They unpack the most common myths holding young people back, the key messages that really resonate, and how advisers can reframe protection as a smart, proactive step for the next generation.

4 days ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Kimberley Dondo |Thomas Mathar |Darius McQuaid |Greg Neall

Kimberley Dondo speaks to Ricky McKinney, UK Risk & Compliance Director at Royal London, about how outcomes-based regulation and the Consumer Duty are reshaping financial advice. They explore key findings from the Meaning of Value research, insights from the FCA’s AGBR Policy Sprint, and the practical steps advice firms can take to embed value, demonstrate good outcomes, and use compliance as a competitive edge.