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.

Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP) has launched a group to consider the impact fraud has on equity release, and to offer further protection to consumers.

Clients can't afford to overlook cash in their home With falling investment returns and low interest rates affecting savings, retirees are looking for other ways to fund their retirement. Research for Aviva shows that retired people own property worth...

In this week's quick fire poll, we ask: Recent SHIP figures show equity release is experiencing some growth and this is expected to increase as more baby boomers retire without sufficient savings. If this growth continues, would you move into advising...

Just Retirement has reduced the interest rate on its Roll-Up Lifetime Mortgage rate from 6.5% AER to 6.4% AER, with effect from January 12.

Retirement Planner asks industry spokespeople: What is your New Year's resolution for the retirement planning market?

Nationals round-up: ETFs came under the microscope following the UBS scandal, while downturn-beating funds, retirement income and Halifax's savings accounts also featured.