Call us free on
0800 088 5937
How to Get the Best Aviva Equity Release Deal
While you might think that going direct to the biggest brand name in the equity release market would be your cheapest option when looking to unlock the equity in your home, you’d be wrong. The leading name in the equity release market is Aviva. Through Aviva Direct they had provided the services of their […]
Practical 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-emergin...
New Plans, New Providers, New Horizons – Equity Release 2014
Having been in the equity release industry for the past 14 years, there has never been as much optimism & confidence in this sector as there is now. Against a b...
Drawdown Lifetime Mortgages Offer the Key to Buying a New Static Caravan or Motorhome
One the great advantages of Equity Release or Lifetime Mortgages is the ability to raise extra cash to enjoy in your retirement. Although a recent study showed...
Equity Release Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas
I recently read an advertisement in a National newspaper extolling the virtues of Equity Release and was surprisingly written on behalf of one of the main equit...
Equity Release, Divorce and a Solution for ‘Silver Splitters’
A new and rather unusual expression has recently emerged which is the term – ‘silver splitters’. It hasn’t made the Oxford Concise Dictionary yet, but I suspec...
The Many (Sometimes Unusual) Reasons to Release Equity from Your Home
During my 10 years as a Lifetime Mortgage specialist I have come across a plethora of reasons to make genuine use of equity release schemes. There are the most...
How 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 finan...
Update 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 competitivene...
Are Self Cert Mortgages Available in Retirement?
Self-certification mortgages are mortgages that are available without a formal income check. Self cert mortgages can be a good option for self-employed or indep...