October 13, 2009

• Pensioners use equity to pay off debt

  One in three retired people who unlocked equity from their home used the money to pay off credit card and loan debts during the third quarter, research has shown. (…)

September 21, 2009

• LibDems propose tax on owners of expensive homes

  Owners of homes worth more than one million pounds would have to pay an extra property tax to subsidise tax breaks for the poor under plans announced by the Liberal Democrats on Monday. (…)

September 18, 2009

• Equity release could fund retirement in the future

  A report published on 15 September by the Pensions Policy Institute, commissioned by Prudential, shows housing wealth could play a greater role in funding retirement moving forward but not everyone has property to pull on. (…)

June 25, 2009

• Equity Release an Answer to Pensions Crisis?

  Falling interest rates and diving stockmarkets have been a double-whammy for older people who have seen their income from savings and annuity rates plummet. Is the answer an Equity Release Plan? (…)