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Equity Release: Myths Dispelled

Equity Release: Myths Dispelled

Equity release allows you to convert some of the equity in your property to a tax-free cash lump sum, or a regular income, without you having to sell up and move out, and without the need to make any ...
Please release me

Please release me

Let’s lay to rest some popular equity release myths… you can benefit from releasing cash from your property and you won’t lose your home. While it’s not quite a case of ‘everybody’s doing it’, tens of ...
Specialist mortgage provider for the over 55s

Specialist mortgage provider for the over 55s

The stringent Mortgage Market Review (MMR) rules are highlighting the challenge for the over 55s in securing funding. This has been heightened by lender’s different interpretation and implementation o ...
Bleak picture of retirement income

Bleak picture of retirement income

Nigel Waterson, chairman of the Equity Release Council, comments on the latest DWP data on workplace pension participation and savings trends: “These figures paint a bleak picture of retirement income ...