Equity release: How it works, the risks and what to know before tapping cash from your home
We explain how lifetime mortgages work, how much interest is charged, and what protections are available to homeowners.
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We explain how lifetime mortgages work, how much interest is charged, and what protections are available to homeowners.
It represents a rise of more than 1.5 percentage points since the start of the year - but there are still a number of cheaper rates available.
Equity release average lifetime mortgage rates have hit a six-year high of 5.63%, according to Moneyfacts. The financial data group says these loans are at their highest rate since August 2016 (when they were 5.76%), and when there were 88 options o the market. It adds that this is the first time lifetime mortgage
Total retirement spending funded by equity release could top £4 billion this year, according to Cebr and Legal & General.
We would prefer not to downsize but comparable property would require that extra sum