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04 March 2014

The latest Bridgewater Equity Release Masterclass, taking place in London next month, will focus on three core topics – the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), long-term care and how brokers can create opportunities in the sector.

The London event takes place on Tuesday 18th March at DWF Solicitors’ office, Capital House, 85 King William Street, London EC4N 7BL and begins at 9.30am for coffee with the presentations starting at 10am. Lunch and networking will follow at 12.30pm.

Bridgewater’s Masterclass sessions are designed to provide adviser attendees with an update on a number of key business areas. The London session will focus on three including compliance and the changing regulatory structure that will come into place with the MMR, long-term care and the importance of equity release in funding it, and finally a look at how advisers can build business levels.

The three presentations will come from the following equity release experts:
• Alison Beeston, Grainger plc’s Group Risk & Compliance Manager and Simon Tranter, Grainger’s Risk & Compliance Officer will look at the MMR and its impact on equity release and the suitability of advice from a provider’s point of view.
• Jeremy Davies, Joint Managing Director of Symponia, analyses equity release and long-term care – the past, present and future.
• Chris Prior, Manager Sales and Distribution at Bridgewater Equity Release, takes advisers back to basics concentrating on planning, lead generation and other opportunities.

As always the Masterclass is free to attend and all equity release advisers are welcome – the event is aimed at those individuals who want to meet the highest standards in the marketplace.

 
Chris Prior, Manager, Sales and Distribution at Bridgewater Equity Release, commented:

“We are back in the heart of the City of London for our next Masterclass and we are inviting equity release advisers from all over the South East to join us for what is sure to be a highly informative morning of presentations. With the Mortgage Market Review less than a couple of months away many advisers will want to know how it might change their work and what providers will be doing to ensure compliance. We are also reviewing the role of equity release in helping fund clients’ long-term care needs whilst I will focus on a ‘back to basics’ section which will highlight the key methods advisers can use to take advantage of this growing marketplace. This is an event for all those advisers who are looking to improve their knowledge and boost the quality of their work, plus as always it is a chance to network with colleagues and make new business relationships. We look forward to hosting the event at the offices of DWF and welcoming the advisory community there on March 18th.”

To register to attend an Equity Release Advice Masterclass, please contact Chris Prior on cprior@bridgewaterequityrelease.co.uk or phone 07917 463990.

For more information on Bridgewater Equity Release, please visit: www.bridgewaterequityrelease.co.uk

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For further information please contact:
Chris Prior, Manager Sales and Distribution, Bridgewater Equity Release, Mobile: 07917 463990
Rob Griffiths, White Dragon Communications Ltd, Mobile: 07983 641566; rob@whitedragoncomms.co.uk

Notes to editors

• Bridgewater Equity Release Limited was founded in 1998 and is the UK’s leading provider of home reversion plans with over 4,000 home reversion customers.
• Bridgewater Equity Release Limited is an award-winning provider and a member of the Equity Release Council, the trade association dedicated to the protection of plan holders and the promotion of safe home income and equity release plans. Bridgewater offers a range of plans which abide by the Council’s Code of Practice.
• It is committed to ensuring that all its customers are fully aware of the scheme they are entering into and have considered all alternatives.
• Bridgewater Equity Release is a subsidiary of Grainger plc, which was established in 1912.
• Bridgewater Equity Release is a registered trade mark of Grainger plc. All rights reserved.
• Grainger plc is the UK’s largest specialist residential property owner and manager traded on the London Stock Exchange. Grainger’s business activities in the UK and Germany cover ownership, trading, fund management, property management and development of residential property. Grainger is the leading provider of home reversions, an equity release product, through Bridgewater Equity Release. Grainger has approximately £2.1 billion of wholly-owned property assets, £2.8 billion of assets under management and manages approximately 26,400 properties in the UK and Germany.

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E-mail: enquiries@bridgewaterequityrelease.co.uk