Conveyancer launches dedicated equity release service

The firm says the new service will offer a team of equity release specialists to ensure a faster turnaround for cases. The service, called GW Lifetime, guarantees a 20-day turnaround on all equity release conveyancing services, compared with an industry average of 25 days. Goldsmith Williams says rules from the equity release industry body, Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP), mean consumers must take impartial legal advice, and believes its specialist service will offer greater protection for consumers. “Equity release is not just another mortgage product,” says senior partner Eddie Goldsmith...