Silver lining for many

The growing interest in the equity release market and products continues apace with both consumer and financial intermediary interest growing by the day. Indeed only recently the IFS School of Finance reported that demand for its equity release qualifications has been incredibly strong over the past few months. At the end of the second quarter of this year SHIP was reporting a 14% growth in business over the first quarter of the year with over £275m worth of equity release business completed. Some commentators are now quietly suggesting that maybe we are beginning to witness the long awaite...