SHIP opens up membership to advisers
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Safe Home Income Plans is opening up its membership to advisers and solicitors as well as providers following a review of its role.
The trade body says it wants to be the voice of the entire equity release industry, rather than just providers.
At the Equity Release Awards last night, Andrea Rozario, director-general of SHIP, told the audience the trade body has been listening to industry feedback throughout its recent engagement programme and has decided now is the time for change.
She says: “We will no longer simply be the voice of equity release providers, working with the rest of the sector, but we will be the voice of the entire sector, bringing together providers, solicitors, advisers and all key stakeholders as members of a united industry body which fully represents the whole of the industry and puts the needs of the customer first.”
Rozario adds: “We are now in the process of finalising the format for the new organisation and expect to be in a position to reveal the framework in early 2012.
“We look forward to working with all stakeholders in the new year to make this new body a powerful force for the good of our industry.”
In June, SHIP revealed it was looking to open its membership to advisers and legal firms.
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terry | 1 Dec 2011 2:19 pm
This could be a move forward providing that they do not want another raft of examinations to become members. The broker industry have enough to cope with during RDR and of course lenders will not allow a broker to put Equity Release Business to them without holding a current Equity Release exam.
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