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The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), Building Societies Association (BSA), Equity Release Council, UK Finance and The Investing and Saving Alliance (TISA) have published a new leaflet with information on all the relevant product and advice solutions currently offered by the Later Life Lending industry.

In an increasingly complex environment consumers need better information about their options to help ensure they make the right choices for them. This leaflet will help ensure that consumers receive consistent messages from all the main sectors of the industry for the first time in a clear and easy-to-use format. This should make it easier for consumers to find the most suitable Later Life Lending products and advice and more clearly understand what their next steps are.

Each trade body will promote this information through their physical and digital channels. Their ambition is that this a step towards more collaboration across the industry for the benefit of consumers.

The Council has published a new technical bulletin on wills and trusts. The bulletin includes consultant solicitor Malcolm Emery’s answers to the questions members asked during a webinar on the same topic. Click here to watch the webinar on demand.

The Council has published a technical bulletin with due diligence guidance for advisers working with introducers and lead generators.

Consultant solicitor Malcolm Emery answers questions members submitted during a webinar on Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA)

Private wealth consultant solicitor, Malcolm Emery from Legal Studio on Lasting Powers of Attorney.

The report examines 10 trends that have altered the financial landscape for pensions and homeownership over the past three decades.

Today’s homebuyers could end up £326,000 wealthier over a 30-year period than people who rent, without even considering potential house price growth, according to a new report by the Equity Release Council.

The report – Home advantage: intergenerational perspectives on property wealth in later life – examines 10 trends that have altered the financial landscape for pensions and homeownership over the past three decades.

It highlights how the benefits of homeownership are set to become even more critical to people’s financial security and wellbeing in later life, but also warns of lifelong inequality for those who are unable to get onto the property ladder.

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