Retirement Planning

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Will workers seek equity release advice as expert voices auto-enrolment concerns?

Thursday, October 28th, 2010
The government's auto-enrolment plans could lead a number of Britons to be forced into a "second-rate" option, according to one expert.This could inspire a number of people aged over 55 years to consult an equity release guide to see how the value of their home could boost their finances.George Ladds, ... read more

Will equity release schemes increase in popularity as expert warns of ‘aggressive’ increase in pension age?

Monday, October 25th, 2010
Britons could be forced to wait until they are 68 years old before claiming a pension a decade earlier than planned, it has been suggested.This could encourage a number of people to seek equity release advice in order to see how the value of their home could provide them with ... read more

Will NHS workers seek equity release advice as GPC warns of pension benefits crackdown?

Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Thousands of GPs could quit in protest over planned changes to their pension benefits, it has been claimed.This could lead a number of medical professionals to use an equity release calculator in order to see how the value of their home could boost their retirement income.The GP Committee (GPC) has ... read more

Will Britons seek equity release advice as expert claims the UK still lacks a ‘decent’ state pension?

Thursday, October 21st, 2010
The UK is still lacking a "decent" state pension as annual increases are "not sufficient", it has been claimed.This could inspire a number of people aged over 55 years to use an equity release calculator in order to see how the value of their home could boost their retirement finances.Following ... read more

Will Britons seek equity release advice as chancellor pushes retirement age up?

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
The UK's pension age will be pushed up to 66 years over the next ten years, the chancellor of the exchequer has announced.This could inspire a number of people aged over 55 years to seek equity release advice to see how the value of their property could offer them a ... read more

Will Britons seek equity release advice as expert criticises Hutton Report?

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
The full extent of the UK's public sector pension problems was not grasped by the recent report by Lord Hutton, it has been claimed.This could inspire many people aged over 55 years to utilise some of the cash tied up in their home through an equity release plan in order ... read more

Will Britons seek equity release advice as annuity gulf widens?

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
The gulf between the best and worst annuity rates now means pensioners could be missing out on thousands of pounds, one expert has claimed.This could inspire a number of people aged over 55 years who have already purchased an annuity to see how the value of their home could boost ... read more

Will Britons seek equity release advice as report reveals further annuity rate falls?

Monday, October 18th, 2010
Conventional rates for annuities have fallen by almost seven per cent since last summer, new figures have shown.This could inspire a number of people aged over 55 years to use an equity release calculator in order to see how the value of their home could boost their retirement funds.According to ... read more

Will teachers seek equity release advice as govt plans to ‘unnecessarily erode’ their pensions?

Friday, October 15th, 2010
British teachers are up in arms about government plans to "erode" their pensions.Threats to the Teachers' Pension Scheme could see a number of people consulting equity release guides in order to see how the value of their home could boost their retirement finances.The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced ... read more

Equity release schemes could rise as expert warns of CPI switch impact

Friday, October 15th, 2010
Public sector schemes will be worse off than state pensions in terms of indexing following the switch to CPI, according to one expert.A number of people aged over 55 years could now seek equity release advice in order to see how the value of their home could boost their retirement ... read more