Business and project manager for The Equity Release Council. The industry body for the UK equity release sector; representing the providers, qualified financial advisers, solicitors, intermediaries.

The Equity Release Council is the representative body for the UK equity release sector. To ensure members have a voice and influence, it has created seven member-led forums, each focused on a specific discipline or function of the market. The forums are responsible for engaging with their peers from the wider membership and helping to inform the Council’s strategy and business planning.

As Head of Business Development, my role is to show how lead generation can work better for buyers and sellers alike. With new advertising rules and FCA guidelines arising more often than ever, now is the time to make lead generation safer, work more compliantly and more profitably. If you would like to discuss lead generation, data certification or safer buying practices then please don't hesitate to contact me on tom@contactstate.comContact State lead the way and are real… Show more As Head of Business Development, my role is to show how lead generation can work better for buyers and sellers alike. With new advertising rules and FCA guidelines arising more often than ever, now is the time to make lead generation safer, work more compliantly and more profitably. If you would like to discuss lead generation, data certification or safer buying practices then please don't hesitate to contact me on tom@contactstate.comContact State lead the way and are real innovators in this space. Utilising data certification and connecting partners together more efficiently really is the way forward when forming these lasting buyer/seller relationships. Show less

I work for Responsible Life, one of the largest Later Life Lending Brokers in the UK. Responsible Life work differently, with the customer at the heart of everything they do whilst recognising all customers are different. With over 90 advisers across the UK we provide bespoke advice on a number of different later life borrowing options from Lifetime Mortgages through Retirement Interest Only Mortgages and more traditional borrowing options. My role as Business Development Manager is to… Show more I work for Responsible Life, one of the largest Later Life Lending Brokers in the UK. Responsible Life work differently, with the customer at the heart of everything they do whilst recognising all customers are different. With over 90 advisers across the UK we provide bespoke advice on a number of different later life borrowing options from Lifetime Mortgages through Retirement Interest Only Mortgages and more traditional borrowing options. My role as Business Development Manager is to add growth to our proposition as the experts in partnerships, but also to add growth to the Later Life Lending Market as a whole. Passionate about forming lasting and profitable relationships with like minded 'customer first companies' in the largest growing financial sector market in the UK.I am always interested in discussing partnerships, or the market in general:tom.brett@responsiblelife.co.uk Show less

http://equityrelease.pro/http://www.responsiblelife.co.ukResponsible Life incorporates three retirement specialist brands:Responsible Equity Release, Retiredom and The Equity Release NetworkThe Experts In PartnershipsIntrinsic, Positive Solutions, Readers Digest, RAF, Loans Warehouse, Norton Finance, HLP, Hearst Magazines,Conde Nast.Responsible Life are a highly respected, specialist equity release adviser. We are very well known within our… Show more http://equityrelease.pro/http://www.responsiblelife.co.ukResponsible Life incorporates three retirement specialist brands:Responsible Equity Release, Retiredom and The Equity Release NetworkThe Experts In PartnershipsIntrinsic, Positive Solutions, Readers Digest, RAF, Loans Warehouse, Norton Finance, HLP, Hearst Magazines,Conde Nast.Responsible Life are a highly respected, specialist equity release adviser. We are very well known within our industry with excellent product provider relationships and quality interaction with financial services professionals.Life expectancy; pension shortfall; house price growth; long-term care costs; interest-only mortgages; restriction on lending into retirement; the demographics are clearly in favour of the growth of lifetime mortgages.We felt that there are some serious challenges that the industry faces and a gap in the market for an organisation equipped and prepared to handle them.The press that stems from the long tail of legacy products; questions over the quality of advice from dabblers and non-specialists; cost-cutting in distribution; lack of innovation in marketing; outdated customer relationship management tools; translucency and mixed messages in communications; these were the key area we identified as weaknesses in the market.These are areas we knew we could fix if we designed a business solely around the distribution of lifetime mortgage, kept our focus, built scale and developed our business model accordingly.Since we established, we have continued to work to fix the weaknesses that we identified in this market.We are dedicated to improving the reputation of our industry, the quality of advice and the availability of high quality information that customers can trust. If writing business yourselves or using our secure referral route, My aim is to provide high quality materials and information for intermediaries to us at ease without any distraction from their specialist fields. Show less

Providing information regarding Equity Release to potential customers and introducers alike. Setting up face to face appointments with specialist Equity Release advisers to help with their investigations into retirement planning.