Dean Mirfin analyses recent market results and concludes a more positive outlook for equity release
Falling annuity rates could prove a greater long term risk than stock market volatility warns Key Retirement Solutions.
Retirement Planner's round up of the week's key pension stories
Sales of equity release plans during the first half of the year rose 5.24% while the amount released by homeowners increased by 3%, Key Retirement Solutions has found.
LV= won the award for the Best Lifetime Mortgage provider at the 2010 Equity Release awards.
Equity release sales jumped 22% in the first half of 2010 to £454.99m compared to same period last year, according to Key Retirement Solutions (KRS).
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More than a quarter of retired people are still paying off a mortgage, while over 50% have mortgage and/or other personal debt in the form of loans, credit cards and overdrafts.
Equity release provider Key Retirement Solutions has announced plans to expand into the estate planning sector.
Pensioners who have released equity from their homes over the last five years or more could save thousands by remortgaging to a more competitive deal, according to Key Retirement Solutions.