We are proud to share that Nokkel’s CEO, Roland Whyte, has been appointed Vice Chair of the Equity Release Council’s Technology Forum.
UK homeowner equity stood at £5.7 trillion by 2024, with £3.4 trillion of that held by homeowners aged over 55. At the same time, the equity release market grew 11% in 2025, reflecting the increasing role housing wealth is playing in later life financial planning. Housing wealth is no longer a peripheral consideration in retirement planning. It is central.
As retirement stretches longer, defined benefit pensions contract and property wealth expands, advisers will need to consider property as a structured component of holistic financial advice rather than an isolated asset.
“The next phase of later life lending will not just be about products. It will be about infrastructure. Better data. Better systems. Better integration. And better support for advisers and their clients.” – Roland Whyte, CEO, Nokkel.
Unsurprisingly, this now has attracted the FCA’s attention with their Focused Market Study underway.
