Bridgewater Equity Release has launched the fourth in its series of sales aids for advisers called ‘Just a thought…’.
It covers the topic of ‘Using equity release to fund first-time buyer deposits’ and includes statistics on the levels of wealth tied up in properties across the UK and the advantages of gifting a ‘living inheritance’ in order to help children/grandchildren secure their first home.
The home reversion firm says the sales aid is also designed to help advisers ask the right questions of their potential first-time buyer clients and to secure relationships with specialist equity release advisers.
‘Just a thought…’ sales aids can also be used by advisers with their introducer contacts to help them understand the potential uses of equity release in a variety of situations and circumstances.
All Bridgewater sales aids can be downloaded from the adviser resource centre on its website.
Peter Welch, head of sales and distribution at Bridgewater Equity Release, said: “Following on from our original set of three ‘Just a thought…’ sales aids we are now able to offer the fourth in the series covering the potential for equity release to be used in order to fund a child’s or grandchild’s house deposit. In situations where the potential purchaser is likely to receive an inheritance