How to Release Equity From Your Home?

September 17th, 2019|Equity Release, Expertise, Guide, Uncategorized|

Are you interested in equity release but not completely sure about what’s involved? Our step-by-step guide helps you with the key steps involved in unlocking the wealth in your home. Check your eligibility Before going any further, check you are eligible to apply for equity release. You need to be at least 55 years old and a homeowner. If you are applying jointly, for example with your spouse, the youngest applicant must be at least 55. For some types of [...]

How Can A Lifetime Mortgage Help You in Retirement?

August 4th, 2019|Equity Release, Expertise, Guide, Uncategorized|

As life expectancy in the UK continues to increase, considerations need to be made about how to fund a good quality of life during retirement years. If you couple this with rising living costs, poor interest rates and other personal debts, equity release in retirement can be a great option for getting a pot of cash in the bank. For many people their largest source of income can be tied up in their most valuable possession - their home. If [...]

How to Choose Your Equity Release Adviser?

July 17th, 2019|Equity Release, Guide|

If you are keen to investigate equity release, how to choose your equity release adviser?  There is a great deal of choice. You will need to share a lot of information with your adviser and feel comfortable asking questions. Therefore choosing the right adviser is important. We’ve put together a checklist of what we think makes a good adviser.  Financial Conduct Authority  Before the meeting takes place you should double check that the equity release adviser is regulated by the [...]

The Bank of Gran and Grandad

June 24th, 2019|Equity Release|

The Bank of Mum and Dad is well known for providing a helping hand at those expensive times of life. But the Bank of Gran and Grandad is increasingly in business too with the average gift to each grandchild being over £9,000, according to research by Saga in 2017. If you are keen to help your grandchildren financially, equity release could provide you with the funds to do so. In this blog, we look at some of the reasons for [...]

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