Punching above its weight

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Equity release may have endured turbulent times but Peter Welch believes the future is bright

The equity release market has always been adept at punching above its weight in terms of the media coverage it generates. Its main players, perhaps more than any other sector, have worked hard educating the wider general public about the solutions they can provide while also attempting to dispel some widely-held myths about equity release. That said if you were to take recent events at face value you might come to the conclusion that the equity release sector has hit something of a plateau. The Credit Crunch and liquidity crisis, while not affecting equity release as immediately as some ...

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