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Equity release growth firmly back on track

Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Plan sales and total lending increases and there's £343 million of untapped funds still available, KRS Equity Release Market Monitor shows Download the full report at: http://www.keyrs.co.uk/media/MARKET-REPORT-ANNUAL-2011.pdf The equity release market is firmly established back on the growth trend with the first annual rise in both total lending and sales of plans since ... read more

Unique partnership for Key Retirement Solutions

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
TWO influential players in the financial services market are joining forces to open up a wider choice of equity release products for homeowners aged between 55 and 95. With continued growth and demand in the market, Key Retirement Solutions and Unique have teamed up to launch a countrywide equity release ... read more

Pensioners own property worth £756.6 billion

Monday, October 31st, 2011
Over-65 homeowners gain £4.4 billion in past three months, Key Retirement Solutions Pensioner Property Index shows Retired homeowners have total property wealth owned outright of £756.6 billion despite continuing housing market volatility, new research* from leading independent equity release ... read more

Key retirement solutions enhances offering with freemans grattan holdings partnership

Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Leading independent equity release adviser Key Retirement Solutions is delighted to announce that it has expanded its award-winning service through a strategic partnership with Freemans Grattan Holdings, one of the UKs leading mail order companies. The deal offers Key Retirement Solutions’ full range of retirement services to the over 55’s in ... read more

Pensioners Own Property Worth £752 Billion

Friday, August 5th, 2011
Over-65 homeowners gain £863 million in past three months, Key Retirement Solutions Pensioner Property Index shows Retired homeowners have total property wealth owned outright of up to £752.1 billion despite ongoing housing market volatility, new research* from leading independent equity release adviser Key Retirement Solutions shows. Homeowners aged ... read more

Equity Release Growth Continues

Monday, July 25th, 2011
And drawdown effect means there’s £197 million still to be used, KRS Equity Release Market Monitor shows Sales of equity release plans and the amount released climbed by up to 5% in the first half of 2011 confirming the ongoing recovery in the market after three years of decline, analysis from ... read more

KRS Announce Care Fees Planning Service

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Dilnot Report published as KRS launch new service with live-in care specialists Helping Hands Equity release adviser Key Retirement Solutions is to launch a care fees planning service. The new service will launch with live-in care specialists Helping Hands. The service, which is set to launch in ... read more

Pay Cut Risk for Redundant Over-50s

Monday, June 20th, 2011
• Three out of four who get another job have to take a pay cut • But half of redundant over-50s haven’t got another job yet, research from Key Retirement Solutions shows Over-50s workers made redundant are the most likely to have to take a pay cut in order to get a new job, ... read more

Average pensioner struggling with £25,000 debt

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
One in three over-65’s owes money on mortgages, loans and cards, says Key Retirement Solutions The average pensioner with debt taking out an equity release plan on the value of their home has debts totalling £25,418, new research* from leading independent equity release adviser Key Retirement Solutions says. And the average doesn’t ... read more

Drawdown Effect Drives Equity Release Growth

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
£219 million released in first quarter as plan sales rise, KRS Equity Release Market Monitor shows You can download the full KRS Market Monitor by visiting: http://www.keyrs.co.uk/media/MARKET-REPORT-Q1-2011.pdf More than £219 million of housing wealth was released in the first quarter as the drawdown effect continued to boost ... read more