Equity Release (ER1) develops understanding of the different types of equity release products, risks to the consumer associated with equity release and application of suitable equity release solutions according to the circumstances of different customers.
This course provides a grounding in the market for equity release products, the products themselves, and the processes involved in advising and selling lifetime mortgages and home reversion plans. Some of the text runs as a sequence, starting with identifying needs and moving through the pre-contract, contract and post-contract stages. However, it seeks to go further by providing a briefing on the economic and legal environment. Experienced advisers may consider some material in the book to be common sense or information that they already know; however, the book also contains insights into things that they may not deal with every day. The material addresses what the products are, and how things are done, but enriches this bringing together of knowledge by explaining why things are done.
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The Certificate in Equity Release meets the FCA’s requirement for mortgage advisers and those advising on equity release schemes. The Certificate provides an ideal next step for holders of the Certificate in Mortgage Advice, requiring completion of just one further unit.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this unit, candidates should be able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of:
- principles of equity release and the types of schemes available;
- suitability and affordability of the different types of equity release products;
- risks to the consumer associated with equity release;
- application of suitable equity release solutions according to the circumstances of different consumers.
Assessment
- 2 hour exam
- 50 multiple choice questions
- 5 case studies, each comprising 5 multiple choice questions
- The standard pass mark is 70% (for more information on standard pass marks please see here)
- The 2024 pass rate for this unit was 90.8%
Units treated as equivalent
Due to the extent of syllabus overlap, certain combinations of current and withdrawn units will result in only one award of credits.
If a withdrawn equivalent is held you may not need to complete a current unit in order to satisfy a qualification's completion rules. Clarification should always be sought from CII Customer Service.
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Revision aids available
The revision aids available for this unit are listed below. You can find more details about these here.
Note for purchasing revision aids: please make sure you do not already have the revision aid(s) as part of any Enrolment plus purchase.
