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28 FINANCE<br />
Unlock the value of your home<br />
with Equity Release<br />
Improving health and an increase in life expectancy is putting a strain on people who fund their lifestyle on<br />
limited resources, particularly in times of instability on stock markets and low interest rates.<br />
Coupled with this is the increase in debt being carried into retirement, funding the provision of care,<br />
supporting children in adulthood and the growth in relationship breakdown with the over 60s.<br />
As an owner, your property is probably your biggest asset and with the passage of time there has<br />
been an ever-increasing number of homeowners turning to equity release as a means of releasing some of the<br />
tax-free cash tied up in it. What started off as a scheme to enable people in need to release capital or income<br />
from their home has developed into an integral part of financial planning to be used in a variety of ways<br />
including:<br />
• maintaining your standard of living by supplementing income or replacing capital<br />
• consolidating credit cards, loans and other debts<br />
• paying off an interest-only age restricted mortgage<br />
• home improvements and adaptations<br />
• holiday of a lifetime<br />
• funding medical and social care<br />
• assisting children and grandchildren on the property ladder<br />
• funding divorce or civil partnership settlements for self or children<br />
• paying school and university fees<br />
• mitigating inheritance tax<br />
Equity release is highly regulated and there are many safeguards in place to protect<br />
those who take out a plan, however, it is important that advice is sought from a<br />
specialist solicitor and financial adviser with the relevant experience early in the process.<br />
GWYN JAMES<br />
S O L I C I T O R S<br />
THE PROPERTY SPECIALISTS<br />
u Residential Sales and Purchases<br />
u Remortgage<br />
u Buy to Let<br />
u Shared Equity Purchases<br />
u Help to Buy Schemes<br />
u Leasehold Properties<br />
u Equity Release<br />
u <strong>Property</strong> Trusts<br />
u Sharing Ownership<br />
u <strong>Property</strong> Disputes<br />
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