According to a recent study looking into UK savings statistics carried out by GOV.UK, approximately 12 million people across the UK took out an Adult ISA savings account between 2020 and 2021 [1]. Whilst this […]

The Equity Release Council is an organisation that seeks to monitor the equity release scheme in the UK to ensure it is as safe as possible. It was created in 1991 to help combat the […]

As retirement is a milestone that most of us reach, you may be wondering why it is something you should make time to mentally prepare for. The truth is that too many pensioners have not […]

There are different definitions and measures of poverty in the UK depending on whether someone is single or in a relationship, whether they have children, and whether they are working. As this article is focused […]

If you are sceptical about how equity release can help homeowners in the UK, the best thing to do is look at the statistics. More and more people are using equity release products as the […]

It is predicted that around 418,000 people live in care homes in the UK, which is 4% of people aged over 65, and 15% of people aged over 85 (1). Evidently, though a good percentage […]

There is no hiding from the fact that the cost of living is taking its toll. Since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the cost of living has been increasingly on the rise, with the […]

Equity release allows homeowners to benefit from the value of their home by accessing the money that is locked up within it. They do this by taking out an equity release lifetime mortgage, or by […]

To release equity, you have to own a home that is worth £70,000 or more, and you must be the right age for equity release, which is 55 years old. The process involves speaking to […]