If you are a goal oriented professional, practising as a mortgage advisor can be an exciting and rewarding career. From successfully completing each deal for your clients to working for larger and more prominent firms, there are many personal challenges you can rise to. You can also reap the benefits...
Third of mortgages cleared by equity release
As property continues to increase in value, equity release has become a popular choice for homeowners who want to release the cash tied up in their home. There are now more (more…)
Why obtain the CeRER qualification?
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) oversees the financial services market and lays out the regulation that must be adhered to in order to provide lending facilities. When buying a property, most people look at obtaining a mortgage, and would seek the support and advice of a mortgage advisor. Working in...
Equity Release Revival Expected As Stonehaven returns
With the return of Stonehaven to the equity release sector last week, it could be that the equity release market could be set to see a revival in 2011. Stonehaven is one lender that withdrew (more…)
Mortgages: 20 percent of over-55s owe over £65k
More than 20 percent of those over 55 years old are still paying off a mortgage worth on average £65,107 according to recent figures. The report from Aviva revealed approximately 21 percent of those aged over-55 still have to make monthly mortgage repayments. Those over the age of 75 have...
Equity release body SHIP welcomes WRIC
Equity release trade body SHIP (Safe Home Income Plans) has welcomed the launch of the WRIC, which has been set up to investigate how the UK can change its plans to help its aging population prepare for retirement. The WRIC was launched by NAPF (more…)
What does the CeRER qualification do?
Many of those potentially interested in taking their CeMAP training want to know whether the CeMAP is the only qualification they need in order to work as a mortgage advisor and what the CeRER qualification is for. CeRER stands for Certificate in Regulated Equity release and unlike the CeMAP or...
Are mock exams included in the courses?
Within our short articles, we try to address the most common and frequently asked questions by those interested in our CeMAP, CeRER or CeFA courses in a little more detail than perhaps we can on our FAQs page, and one that is often asked is whether or not mock exams...
Do courses include the cost of the exams?
We are often asked if our CeMAP courses, or other courses such as CeFA or CeRER, include the cost of the exams within the courses. None of our courses do actually include the exam prices within the advertised price and there is a very good reason for this. The main...
