Equity release
FCA to examine equity release market amid reputation concerns
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering its regulation of the equity release market amid concerns a "dirty word" reputation has led to an under-functioning market.
Logical step? Using equity release to pay for long-term care
Logical step? Using equity release to pay for LTC
'Perfect storm' sparks record equity release sales
The appeal of using property wealth as an extra source of retirement income continues to grow, according to figures indicating record amounts of equity release lending.
Breaking the equity release taboo
Breaking the equity release taboo
Retirement Advantage withdraws majority of equity release deals
Retirement Advantage has pulled a number of products from the equity release market, leaving just its Interest Select Gold deal at 5.99% available to customers.
It's not easy being an adviser (but why should it be?)
It’s not easy being an adviser (but why should it be?)
FCA bans equity release adviser over £1m covert money transfers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned an equity release and mortgage adviser for making illegitimate transfers totalling £1m.
Bone to pick: Why Martin Lewis has got it wrong on equity release
Why Martin Lewis has got it wrong on equity release
Equity release guide: Everything advisers need to know
Everything advisers need to know on equity release
Equity release IFA pulls out of Bower takeover deal
A takeover deal between equity release specialist Bower Retirement Services and IFA Sixty Plus has been dropped after the advice firm decided to pull out.
Bower buys specialist equity release IFA firm
Bower Retirement Services, an advice operation specialising in equity release, has bought IFA firm Sixty Plus.
Legal & General enters equity release market with £5m Newlife acquisition
Legal & General (L&G) is to buy equity release provider New Life Home Finance (Newlife) for £5m.
Blog: Why it's time for advisers to take equity release seriously
Andrea Rozario on the surge in demand for equity release and the opportunities for properly qualified advisers
Catch up: Five pensions stories you might have missed
Catch up: Five pensions stories you might have missed
Pensions experts call for policy intervention on care funding
Pensions experts have called for the government to help savers access their pensions tax-free to fund long-term care.
Advisers urged to get involved in ‘evolving' equity release market
Andrea Rozario, chairman of Bower Retirement Services and former director general of the Equity Release Council (ERC), has sounded a call to arms for advisers to get involved in the equity release sector.
The comeback kid: Why annuities aren't finished yet
The comeback kid: Why annuities aren't finished yet
Equity release: From one-hit wonder to market superstar?
Equity release is growing strongly and Bower Retirement Services is looking to recruit more advisers. Helen Morrissey talks to new chairperson Andrea Rozario about her new role and the outlook for equity release.
FOS finds against equity release adviser
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has ordered an equity release provider to repay a client the cost of a lifetime mortgage after it found the client had received bad advice.
All eyes on equity release
Fiona Murphy writes on the equity release market's surge in momentum.
Warning over advisers' equity release awareness as sales spike
The Equity Release Solicitors' Alliance (ERSA) has issued an alert to advisers after it became concerned more could be advising consumers on the products "not fully aware of the requirements".
RP Poll: How will equity release market develop?
In this week's RP quick fire poll we asked readers to tell us how they expect the equity release market to develop.
Equity release firm aims to double adviser numbers
Equity release specialist Bower Retirement Services has set out plans to double its adviser force following an upturn in business volumes.
RP Poll: Equity release
In this week's quick-fire poll we ask: Do you advise on equity release?
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