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Equity Release

Access equity tied up in your home

Equity release refers to a range of products letting you access the equity (cash) tied up in your home if you are aged over 55. This can often suit people who have a significant amount of equity, but don’t have enough money or income for their needs.

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Equity release refers to a range of products letting you access the equity (cash) tied up in your home if you are aged over 55. This can often suit people who have a significant amount of equity, but don’t have enough money or income for their needs.

Why release equity in your home?

By releasing equity in the form of a lifetime mortgage or home reversion plan, it enables the individual(s) to remain in their home and raise money for things like:

  • Generate a capital lump sum
  • Provide gifts to relatives
  • Holiday home purchase
  • Provide an additional income
  • Home improvements

Where equity release is a suitable solution and you take out a lifetime mortgage, the money does not usually need to be paid back or the home sold until the last remaining borrower dies or moves into care, although this may not be the case, for example if you make repayments to preserve as much of the inheritable estate as possible.

 

A lifetime mortgage is a long term commitment which could accumulate interest and is secured against your home.   Equity release is not right for everyone and may reduce the value of your estate

Lifetime loans are arranged by introduction only

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When considering a lifetime mortgage, it’s useful to know:

  • The minimum age at which you can take out a lifetime mortgage. Usually it’s 55. We’re all living longer so the earlier you start the more it is likely to cost in the long run
  • The maximum percentage you can borrow. You can normally borrow up to 60% of the value of your property. How much can be released is dependent on your age and the value of your property.
  • You have the right to remain in your property for life or until you need to move into long-term care, provided the property remains your main residence and you abide by the terms and conditions of your contract. (Equity Release Council standard).
  • You have the right to move to another property subject to the new property being acceptable to your product provider as continuing security for your equity release loan (Equity Release Council standard).
  • Whether you can pay none, some or all of the interest. If you can make repayments, the mortgage will be less costly.
  • Whether you can withdraw the equity you’re releasing in small amounts as and when you need it or whether you have to take it as one lump sum.
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Lifetime mortgages

Most people who take out equity release use a Lifetime mortgage. Usually you don’t have to make any repayments (repayments are optional) while you’re alive, interest ‘rolls up’ (unpaid interest is added to the loan). This means the debt can increase quite quickly over a period of time. However, some lifetime mortgages do now offer you the option to pay all or some of the interest, and some let you pay off the interest and capital. In the same way ordinary mortgages vary from lender to lender, so do lifetime mortgages.

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A MORTGAGE IS A LOAN SECURED AGAINST YOUR HOME OR PROPERTY. YOUR HOME OR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE OR ANY OTHER DEBT SECURED ON IT.

THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE SECURING OTHER DEBTS AGAINST YOUR HOME.

You may have to pay an early repayment charge to your existing lender if you remortgage.