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IFAs specialising in equity release should ensure they establish and maintain an online presence, according to the latest research from the Equity Release Solicitors' Alliance (ERSA).

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) is offering directly authorised intermediaries an opportunity to earn an additional £100 commission per completed case to mark the addition of Affirmative Finance to its bridging proposition.

The value of equity release policies sold by Just Retirement increased marginally in the first quarter, compared to the corresponding period of 2008.

The Association of IFAs (AIFA) has criticised consumer watchdog Which? after it hinted its report into the quality of equity release advice given by intermediaries will be far from glowing.

Lending by the equity release sector has fallen by almost a quarter over the first quarter of 2009, according to Key Retirement Solutions.

Paradigm Mortgage Services, a mortgage network, has added specialist bridging lender Masthaven to its bridging panel.

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Key Retirement Solutions has launched a new equity release referral proposition, which includes microsites designed to take branding from the firm's partners.

The FSA has banned Walthamstow-based mortgage adviser Ashfaq Ahmed for submitting mortgage applications on his own behalf that were based on false and misleading information about his income.