Equity Release

Self-employed people aged over 55 years may want to speak to an expert about how the value of their property could help them offset any debts through equity release.Debt charity Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS), which deals with personal finances of the self-employed, has revealed that half of self-employed debtors ... read more

New research from Prudential has revealed that UK couples could be putting themselves at risk of poverty in old age by failing to talk about financial arrangements for their retirement.Over-55s who own property could consider measures such as equity release, which could provide a cash injection for them by releasing ... read more

People about to retire may want to consider speaking to an expert about releasing some of the value of their home through an equity release plan in order to meet the financial requirements involved.New figures from MGM Advantage's latest Retirement Nation Report have revealed that only five per cent (299,000) ... read more

Over-55s living in university towns may want to consider talking to an expert about how equity release could help provide extra funds for their retirement in light of new research from Lloyds TSB.The past five years have seen house prices in more than half (60 per cent) of university towns ... read more

Cash-poor and property-rich workers in the UK approaching retirement are failing to prepare themselves financially, it has been suggested.The news may lead to an increase in the number of individuals looking to free-up some of the value contained within their homes through an equity release scheme.Ark Financial Planning claims that ... read more

Just ten per cent of households are paying the cheapest energy prices available to them, it has been claimed.Homeowners aged over 55 years who are struggling with rising energy costs can find out how equity release schemes can help them raise cash using the value of their home.Research carried out ... read more

New research has found that almost one in ten adult children have lent an average of £8,250 to their parents to help them cope financially.The news could lead to an increase in homeowners aged over 55 years looking to see how they could raise some extra capital through an equity ... read more

Further cuts by the government to public spending are likely to leave a number of British families out of pocket, it has been claimed.The news could lead to an increase in the uptake of equity release schemes, with homeowners looking to get extra cash from their properties.According to the Trades ... read more

Further cuts by the government to public spending are likely to leave a number of British families out of pocket, it has been claimed.The news could lead to an increase in the uptake of equity release schemes, with homeowners looking to get extra cash from their properties.According to the Trades ... read more

There has been a rise in the number of bereaved people seeking help from one debt charity, it has been revealed.The news may lead to an increase in the number of people looking at equity release to alleviate the burden of debts being passed on.According to Consumer Credit Counselling Service ... read more