Equity release

Everything advisers need to know on equity release

A takeover deal between equity release specialist Bower Retirement Services and IFA Sixty Plus has been dropped after the advice firm decided to pull out.

Bower Retirement Services, an advice operation specialising in equity release, has bought IFA firm Sixty Plus.

Legal & General (L&G) is to buy equity release provider New Life Home Finance (Newlife) for £5m.

Andrea Rozario on the surge in demand for equity release and the opportunities for properly qualified advisers

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Pensions experts have called for the government to help savers access their pensions tax-free to fund long-term care.

Andrea Rozario, chairman of Bower Retirement Services and former director general of the Equity Release Council (ERC), has sounded a call to arms for advisers to get involved in the equity release sector.

The comeback kid: Why annuities aren't finished yet

Equity release is growing strongly and Bower Retirement Services is looking to recruit more advisers. Helen Morrissey talks to new chairperson Andrea Rozario about her new role and the outlook for equity release.