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Consumers are losing out because of a shortage of specialist IFAs advising on equity release Safe Homes Income Plans (Ship) claims.

Equity release consumers have benefited from low interest rates and increased competition between providers in 2005 but this is expected to be even better in 2006, according to a new survey.

Financial advisers and product providers have accused consumer watchdog Which? of scaremongering and presenting research on the equity release market which is "misleading and misplaced".

Equity release schemes are expensive, inflexible, leave consumers with little or no equity in their home and should be used only as a last resort, argues a new report from consumer watchdog Which?

Homebuyer Systems has announced the launch of the latest version of its software platform designed to enable Financial Services Authority (FSA) compliant mortgage and general insurance advised and non-advised sales.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has reported a mixed result following the completion of its research and mystery shopping work on self-certification mortgages.

More than half of UK consumers believe equity release is risky due to serious misconceptions they hold about these products, new research reveals.

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Real Adviser Forum October 2005

This year's RealAdviser Awards aims to showcase excellence in the managed solutions sector - with three groups standing out. Over the following pages we take a look at this year's winners