Equity Release for Leasehold Properties
More house owners are looking at equity release plans to free up funds from their properties for a variety of reasons. These may range from helping family members to get a foot on the property ladder to home improvements, holidays, or even private care. One of the issues facing those looking to take advantage of […]
All You Need To Know About The Halifax Retirement Home Plan
Ever wondered what you will do after retirement? Taking a cruise around the world, completing those home improvements you always intended to make or enjoy helpi...
How Can I Help My Children Buy Their First House?
With research showing that UK Millennials now need 13 times their annual salary to buy a home in the nation’s capital, increasing numbers of first-time buyers a...
How Long Does Equity Release Take?
Equity release usually takes from between just 4-6 weeks, though at Equity Release Supermarket, we have cases where the whole process has been completed in just...
Can You Take Out Equity Release With A Power of Attorney?
The simple answer to this question is YES. However, there needs to be an understanding of what type of Power Of Attorney (POA) is in force, when it was taken...
How To Fund The Purchase Of A New Property With An Equity Release Scheme
The advantages of equity release being used to raise capital from property have been widely advertised. It is commonly known that their uses have been to enhanc...
Equity Release – Can it Be Used As a Means Of Bridging Finance?
The industry definition of an equity release scheme is an over 55's mortgage, with the choice of deciding whether to make payments, and the scheme eventually be...
Can Japanese Knotweed Affect Eligibility for Equity Release?
Borrowing money against your home in retirement was once a cumbersome process, but this has become easier over the years, thanks to lenders becoming more relaxe...
The FSA is now the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
The financial market is one that typically needs strict oversight to help regulate the marketplace, making it a safe and comfortable place for consumers to inve...
Equity Release on Divorce -‘A House is not a Home?’
An increasing phenomenon in later life is the number of couples who are now deciding to divorce. Often having lived together but had separate lives for many y...