Category: Mortgages

Equity release has found new friends

A decade is a long time in the worlds of politics and personal finance as was amply demonstrated yesterday when Andrea Rozario, chief executive of Safe Home Income Plans, the body the represents the equity release market, addressed the All...

HIP hopping to chaos

One of the biggest governmental fiascos of recent years has to be the chaos that has enveloped the planned Home Information Packs. The smart money now has to be on them never seeing the light of day, although the energy...

Does the FSA really have the answers?

Macho posturing. Empty macho posturing. That could be the overwhelming feeling one is left with in the wake of the Financial Services Authority's appearance before the Treasury Select Committee. Certainly if you relied on the BBC's Robert Peston you would...

Home income plans are finding their feet again but still need to work at becoming a mainstream product

The All Party Group's meeting with Safe Home Income Plans was abit smaller than the last meeting on the retail distribution review but actually alot more constructive.The modest attendance was partly my fault as I was daft enough not to...

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David Worsfold

David has been a financial journalist for 30 years and is currently Group Editorial Services Director at Incisive Media.