Category: Equity release
Equity Release Associates has been granted approval by the FCA to expand its services as a directly authorised network.
The Equity Release Council has launched its Funders Forum, a committee made up of later life funders and product providers.
There is a shift from clearing debt among the younger cohort to using the money released to make family gifts among older customers.
The changes are available across its Drawdown+ and Lump Sum+ Lifetime Mortgages.
The coronavirus pandemic has changed how equity release customers are spending their money according to Stuart Wilson, corporate marketing director at more2life.
Legal & General Retail Retirement (LGRR) has appointed Andrew Kail as chief executive.
The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) has launched a new retirement planning qualification for financial advisers.
More than half of over 50s have not planned for retirement, according to research from Hodge.
Air Group has published its latest ‘Temperature Check’ report focusing on a number of key service measures within the equity release market, as experienced by advisers.
Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them onto the property ladder, according to Key.