Equity release

Advising on equity release and long-term care can be difficult because the client's family is often heavily involved. Fiona Murphy finds out how advisers deal with elderly clients and interested parties

The Equity Release Solicitors Alliance (ERSA) and its seven member firms have been admitted to the Equity Release Council.

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LV= is reducing its equity release rates and will no longer charge a higher rate of interest on loans over £600,000 from today.

Advisers must consider equity release if annuities are not enough for their clients, according to an equity release specialist.

Aviva is set to expand its equity release pilot scheme, following a successful trial period earlier this year.

Equity release advisers need to ask themselves whether they adequately consider client longevity, according to Bridgewater Equity Release.

Trade body SHIP is no more. It has rebooted itself as Equity Release Council and unveiled its mission to represent the needs of the entire equity release sector and drive it forward. Fiona Murphy asks new chairman Nigel Waterson about the changes and...

Safe Home Income Providers (SHIP) will relaunch as the Equity Release Council later this month.

Retired homeowners own a total of £743.07 billion in property despite continued volatility in the housing market, according to new research.