Helen Morrissey speaks to Anthony Harris about the formation of the Independent Equity Release Advisers Alliance (IERAA) and how it aims to improve the standards of advice offered to many equity release clients
Tell me about your experience as an equity release adviser? I have been an IFA for just over six years having had 13 years in the financial services industry. I found that going independent gave me access to a whole new area of products. Equity release just made sense to me straight away as I could see how it worked and I have always been comfortable talking to people about it. I have a strong ethical background to my work and I believe that when done properly equity release is something that can deliver real benefits to the client. However, it has been hard discussing equity re...
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