Responsible Equity Release to expand adviser team by 50%

The equity release specialist currently runs monthly induction and training programmes for financial advisers looking to make the move into the equity release market.
 
The company, which is based in Plymouth, has seen a 28% rise in the number of homeowners releasing equity from their homes in the past 12 months, and the sector as a whole lent more than £2bn in 2016.

Steve Wilkie, managing director, Responsible Equity Release, commented: “We are actively looking to expand our adviser team over the next six months to take advantage of the opportunities in this rapidly growing sector. Many advisers have the right qualification to advise on equity release but don’t yet have the experience or client base. Our training and induction programme is designed to bring new talent into the industry, with a range of experiences and backgrounds, and then provide the necessary support to enable them to make a successful transition.
 
“Once accredited through the programme, newly qualified advisers will be given pre-arranged appointments and will be accompanied on client meetings by a senior member of the team.
 
“It’s an exciting time to work as an equity release adviser, and as a business, we are going from strength-to-strength. We have recently agreed new distribution partnerships and renewed existing partnerships, and our plans to increase our adviser team by 50% will enable us to build on these recent successes.”