Ashfords LLP, one of the UK’s leading law firms with nearly 500 staff and offices in London and throughout the South West, is pleased to announce that its equity release practice has received recognition from a prestigious industry regulatory body.
The law firm is one of just three in the country to have been accepted as members of the Equity Release Council, a major focus of which is to ensure products are safe and accessible for consumers, and which only admits businesses that it feels meet excellent standards of service. As members, Ashfords is signed up to the Equity Release Council’s Code of Conduct and must adhere to the principals of the council.
Peter Barton, Head of Equity Release at Ashfords LLP, said: “We are very pleased that our team has received further recognition. We have previously been shortlisted in the national Equity Release Awards, held in association with the publication Mortgage Solutions, and dubbed the Oscars of the equity release world. What’s more, we are already acknowledged by financial advisers and solicitors throughout the country for our experience and quality service in this specialist area.
“Our paramount aim is to ensure that our clients fully understand the legal obligations of what they are signing and, as well as being members of the Equity Release Council, we are one of only two solicitors to be a member of the Equity Release Anti-Fraud Working Group, which reviews and implements industry standards.”
