The European Pensions and Property Asset Release Group (EPPARG) is the principal trade body representing the interests of home equity release providers in Europe. Countries with EPPARG representatives or associates make up over 75% of all the countries in Europe with a home equity release market.
EPPARG seeks to foster dialogue between industry, EU institutions and governments on innovative pensions and property asset release solutions. The high level aims of EPPARG are:
• to encourage appropriate levels of consumer protection and standards across Europe to allow freedom of movement
• to encourage the safe development of equity release as a solution to the ‘pensions gap’
• to work with investors, funders and regulators to promote the development of an enabling funding framework for equity release
• to share best practices across Europe to encourage growth and innovation
• to work towards a recognised quality label or kitemark across Europe.