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Enjoy more financial freedom with equity release

Our free equity release calculator will show if you could be eligible for equity release and let you know how much you may be able to release
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Lending in later life


Here at Mortgage Advice Bureau Later Life, we’re here to help you decide if equity release could improve your retirement finances. 
 
We’ll explain the ins and outs of equity release and answer any questions you have, so you can feel confident that any decision you make is the right one for you and your circumstances. We’re here to make sure you have all the facts and understand your options before you decide to go ahead. 
 
We'll always do what’s best for you, whether that’s taking advantage of some of your property’s value through equity release or not.   Mortgage Advice Bureau Later Life offer lifetime mortgage products from a carefully selected panel of providers.
 

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What is equity release?


The value of your home, minus any outstanding mortgage and any other loans secured against it, is the equity you have in your property. This equity is often passed on as an inheritance, however an increasing number of people are tapping into some of this wealth to help boost their retirement finances.  
 
After years of working hard to make monthly repayments, your home is likely to be your biggest asset, particularly if you have benefited from an increase in house prices over the last few decades. Tens of thousands of people are already enjoying the benefits of unlocking some of the cash from their home. It’s not suitable for everyone, which is why it’s important to get expert equity release advice before you make a decision. 

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The benefits

  • You can unlock cash from your home, tax-free, to help meet your needs in later life
  • You’ll always retain full ownership of your home and can stay in it for as long as you wish
  • You can choose to make reduced or no monthly repayments to suit your circumstances
  • You’ll never owe more than your home’s worth
  • You may be able to remortgage your plan in the future to release further funds or secure a better interest rate, although this isn’t guaranteed and may be subject to early repayment charges

Potential drawbacks

Your equity release adviser will also outline the following important things to think about:

  • A lifetime mortgage is a loan secured against your home and subject to compound interest, meaning the amount you owe can grow quickly
  • Equity release will reduce the value of your estate and may affect your entitlement to means-tested benefits
  • Equity release may leave you with limited or no property equity remaining
  • Equity release will reduce your financial options in the future
  • A lifetime mortgage is a long-term financial product and is not designed to be fully repaid until the death or entry into long-term care of the last remaining borrower, otherwise early repayment charges may apply

Your other options

Before deciding on equity release, it's important you're aware of some of your other later life finance options. 

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Equity release costs

Knowing the costs associated with equity release and how to help manage them is important.

Compound interest explained | Lump sum vs Drawdown

Things to consider

Because we play by the book we want to tell you 

  • Mortgage Advice Bureau Later Life offer lifetime mortgage products from a carefully selected panel of providers.
  • We understand equity release isn’t for everyone, and we’ll never say it’s the right option for you unless we’re certain.
  • As part of our advice process, we'll consider whether retirement interest-only (RIOs) and other mortgages may be suitable and can arrange advice on these if appropriate. Advice fee will vary.
  • Unless you decide to go ahead, our service is completely free of charge, as our fixed advice fee of £1,295 would only be payable on completion of a plan.