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Advice is crucial to ensure a strong future for equity release
Hodge Lifetime forecasts a robust future for the equity release sector as latest research demonstrates the critical role IFAs play in helping clients find peace of mind.
Hodge Lifetime announces product changes for 2010
Hodge Lifetime, the UK’s longest established equity release provider, today announces a change to its equity release product offering which will support equity release customers in 2010.
Equity release advisers remain confident in the sector despite product and adviser withdrawals
Product innovation could help the future of equity release
Hodge Lifetime, the UK’s longest established equity release provider, has revealed it’s latest figures which show that IFAs advising on equity release remain confident about the sector, despite the recent withdrawal of some lenders and advisers from the market.
Equity release advisers plan for a year of growth ahead
Hodge Lifetime reflects on a year of growing IFA confidence and emphasises the importance of advice
One year on from its first IFA Confidence Report, Hodge Lifetime, the UK’s longest established equity release provider, has latest figures which reveal that IFAs’ confidence in the market has remained high over the past 12 months and their outlook for the sector in the year ahead is optimistic.
Adviser’s boost equity release awareness
Hodge Lifetime, the UK’s longest established equity release provider, today reports findings from its quarterly customer questionnaire which highlight the increasing role advisers now play in introducing equity release to clients.
Third of IFAs see increase in equity release for retirement income
84% of IFAs expect to see an increase in business over the next three months
The fourth Equity Release IFA Confidence Index from Hodge Lifetime*, the UK’s longest established equity release provider, has revealed that 32% of IFAs saw an increase in clients using equity release to supplement retirement income over the last three months. 82% of IFAs surveyed stated that up to ten per cent of their equity release business came from clients using the product in this manner and 18% indicated that this percentage was far greater.
Retirement won’t wait for house prices
‘When clients adopt a 15 year outlook, falling house prices are of little concern for equity release’
Hodge Lifetime, the UK’s longest established equity release provider, today urges IFAs to tackle clients’ concerns about falling house prices head on; encouraging clients to adopt a long term view and stop putting off retirement unnecessarily. Hodge Lifetime’s 15 year guaranteed draw down facility ensures clients will always be able to access the initial agreed amount, regardless of house price movement.
At a time when pension funds are restricted due to poor stock exchange performance and with the ABI reporting a 3.9% decline in the volume of pension annuity and drawdown premiums (Q3 2007 – Q3 2008)*, equity release remains a real alternative for funding retirement now.
Hodge Lifetime announces 2009 revision workshop dates to prepare brokers for equity release examinations
Following the success of training days held in Autumn 2008, Hodge Lifetime, the UK's longest established equity release provider, has announced an additional series of free one-day revision workshops, designed to prepare brokers for their Certificate in Regulated Equity Release (CeRER) examination.
The workshops will take place at various locations across the UK throughout February and the training will be provided by InsynergiUK. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis, by calling Hodge Lifetime on 029 2078 7612.
73% of IFAs expect to see an increase in equity release over the next three months
The third Equity Release IFA Confidence Index from Hodge Lifetime, the UK’s longest established equity release provider, has revealed that 73% of IFAs expect to see interest from consumers within their equity release business increase by at least 5% in the next three months, and 60% predict at least a 5% increase in completed applications.
Hodge Lifetime Equity Release IFA Confidence Index - Issue 3
The Hodge Lifetime Equity Release IFA Confidence Index is a quarterly report looking at the concerns/perceptions and issues expressed by IFAs operating within the equity release industry. Results are based on a survey of a cross section of IFAs throughout the UK.
Welcome to ‘Lifetime’ from Hodge
Following the successful launch of Hodge Lifetime, the first issue of 'Lifetime' formerly known as 'release' is now available to download.
Click here to read issue 1 of Lifetime in Adobe Acrobat PDF format 
Hodge Lifetime provides technical support for Age Concern’s equity release guide
And makes ‘Equity Release Made Easy’ guide available to IFAs
Hodge Lifetime, the UK’s longest established equity release provider, has provided technical knowledge in the production of Age Concern’s recent guide ‘Equity Release Made Easy’. Over 1,500 free copies have already been distributed to IFAs helping them with exam preparation and business marketing.
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