Jobs at risk as Hodge Lifetime scales back on equity release

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Hodge Lifetime is to reduce its lending for new equity release plans and concentrate on developing its growing pension annuity business.

It says it will continue to write top-ups and honour drawdown facilities for existing customers.

Hodge Lifetime says its proposal to reduce equity release lending has been taken as a “prudent measure in recognition of the impact of the more stringent capital and liquidity requirements being applied to financial institutions