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How to spot equity release referral opportunities in your new and existing client base

By Mark Gregory on March 20th, 2025

As a mortgage broker, your role goes beyond securing the best mortgage deals for your clients. You also act as a financial guide, helping your clients navigate the complex world of homeownership and making sure they’re aware of options that could enhance their financial wellbeing. One of the increasingly popular financial solutions for older homeowners […]

How referring clients for expert equity release advice could help to mitigate compliance risk

By Mark Gregory on February 27th, 2025

Mortgage brokers are often the first point of contact for homeowners seeking advice on their financial needs. As trusted advisers, it is their responsibility to ensure that clients receive the most suitable solutions tailored to their individual circumstances. In an increasingly complex financial landscape, mortgage brokers must consider a broad range of options for their […]

Understanding the Payment Term Lifetime Mortgage (PTLM) from Legal & General Home Finance: A Guide for Advisers

By Mark Gregory on December 8th, 2024

Legal & General Home Finance offers a unique product called the Payment Term Lifetime Mortgage (PTLM), which is tailored for homeowners aged 50 and above. This innovative equity release solution enables individuals to access the wealth tied up in their property while keeping interest payments manageable and structured. While a PTLM is a type of […]

How to turn the dream of a sunny hideaway into reality

By Mark Gregory on December 5th, 2023

For centuries, the British weather has been unpredictable and varied. As a small island in the North Atlantic, it is likely to be warm in the summer and cool in the winter, but these are not reliable assumptions. However, the early indicators suggest that the winter of 2023-24 will follow the usual, expected pattern. The […]

Baby Boomers, Retirement, and Life Expectancy: The Role of AI in Shaping Tomorrow’s World

By Mark Gregory on December 5th, 2023

Some people may remember a BBC TV show, which first aired in 1965, that fascinated a generation of baby boomers. The show was called ‘Tomorrow’s World’ and it was hosted by the amazing Raymond Baxter, who was famously kicked out of Ilford County Grammar School for smoking! Baxter joined the RAF at 18, where he […]

The Dangers of Neglecting Future Care Costs

By Mark Gregory on December 5th, 2023

One can reasonably argue that the huge gap between public funding of social care and the growing demands of an older population will become even bigger and more unbridgeable in the next few decades. While most people save for a pension to ensure a good retirement, it is a shocking reality that only a few […]

Is Equity Release Trustworthy and Are You a Credible Advice Firm?

By Mark Gregory on November 3rd, 2023

Since my early days as an equity release adviser at Aviva in the late 1990s, and now as the CEO of Equity Release Supermarket, I’ve often been asked questions like “Is Equity Release trustworthy?”, “Would you, yourself opt for Equity Release or suggest it to your loved ones?”, and “Are you part of a credible […]

How Equity Release Could Help Aspiring Homeowners onto the Property Ladder

By Mark Gregory on November 3rd, 2023

A few years ago, my wife and I found ourselves in a departure lounge at Sydney airport, reflecting on our splendid five-week journey Down Under and wondering what might have been had we visited 25-30 years earlier. “Adelaide, the City of Churches, could be my home,” pondered my wife – Clare. “It’s cultured, effortlessly sophisticated, […]

The Role of Equity Release in Shaping the Future of UK’s State Pensions

By Mark Gregory on November 3rd, 2023

It’s the case that the number of policies that appear popular before an election but are subsequently put into action by a political party after assuming power is typically quite limited. Unfortunately, it’s a common occurrence that our elected officials tend to conveniently forget these promises once the election results are archived for scrutiny by […]

How to Refinance a Buy-To-Let Mortgage Using BTL Equity Release

By Mark Gregory on December 13th, 2017

Here we discuss how Kim managed to refinance her existing buy-to-let mortgage with a new equity release plan, ensuring she maintained her goal of continuing her monthly repayments. In the next of our continuing series of articles on the theme of Buy-to-Let equity release, we explain how an existing BTL Landlord with a mortgage imminently […]

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How to spot equity release referral opportunities in your new and existing client base

How referring clients for expert equity release advice could help to mitigate compliance risk

Understanding the Payment Term Lifetime Mortgage (PTLM) from Legal & General Home Finance: A Guide for Advisers

How to turn the dream of a sunny hideaway into reality

Baby Boomers, Retirement, and Life Expectancy: The Role of AI in Shaping Tomorrow’s World

The Dangers of Neglecting Future Care Costs

Is Equity Release Trustworthy and Are You a Credible Advice Firm?

How Equity Release Could Help Aspiring Homeowners onto the Property Ladder

The Role of Equity Release in Shaping the Future of UK’s State Pensions