Why Now Might Prove to Be a Good Time to Take Out an Equity Release Plan:...
Equity release schemes and equity release remortgage deals allow you to extract the equity tied up within the bricks & mortar of your home. The tax free cash is withdrawn usually by a lump sum or...
View ArticleHow Easy is it to Remortgage My Equity Release Plan?
Equity release schemes have now been in existence for over 15 years in their current format. Here we answer some common questions such as – ‘Can I get a better interest rate?’ & ‘Can I borrow...
View ArticleEquity Release – The Only Way is Ethics
With news that equity release schemes are becoming more of a mainstream mortgage for the over 55’s, we look at how the equity release market is regulating the protection of its consumers. We have all...
View ArticleHow A Drawdown Lifetime Mortgage Provides Insurance for the Future
Suddenly you’re approaching retirement and you’re left wondering – ‘where did the years go?’ Realisation is dawning on you all too clearly that from hereon in you will be reliant on a fixed income,...
View ArticleUpdate on the Latest Equity Release Interest Rates
Equity release interest rates have never shown as much flux as we are seeing today. There are probably two major reasons for this which is greater competitiveness between the lifetime mortgage lenders...
View ArticleLowest Equity Release Interest Rate From Just Retirement
The most common research feature that customers consider with regards to equity release schemes is the interest rate. Over the past 12-18 months with increasing competitiveness in the equity release...
View ArticleWho Is Eligible For Equity Release?
Before committing to hours of research & requesting numerous quotes on equity release schemes, first you should establish whether you can even qualify for a lifetime mortgage or home reversion...
View ArticleHow Equity Release Can Help You ‘Upsize’ while ‘Downsizing’
We often read comments in newspapers, or see reports on TV, that before taking equity release you should always consider your alternatives, as there maybe financial solutions that have not been...
View ArticleWhat Leasehold Property Criteria is Acceptable to Equity Release Companies
When meeting new clients who are interested in releasing equity from their home, I’m often asked whether equity release companies will accept leasehold properties. The answer is more often than...
View ArticlePractical Applications of the Pure Retirement Drawdown Plan
Pure Retirement recently became the latest equity release provider to enter the lifetime mortgage market. Launched in January 2014, it signalled the re-emerging confidence & growing popularity in...
View ArticleSteps to Finding the Best Equity Release Scheme
Each year the equity release industry celebrates its achievements at the Merchants Taylors Hall with its version of the Equity Release Awards 2014. This year in particular, equity release schemes have...
View ArticleStonehaven Equity Release Re-Launch With 8 Year Fixed Early Repayment Charges
When many equity release providers are competing directly in using their lifetime mortgage interest rates, Stonehaven have decided to compete in a different field by taking the bold step of moving away...
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