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There’s more ammunition today for those agents who argue that equity release stops people moving and thus cuts the number of...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

Retired homeowners are increasingly using property wealth to clear unsecured debts and mortgages to strengthen their later life finances, a new...

An outspoken building society chief has taken the unusual step of calling for stamp duty to be replaced by capital gains...

Equity release, seen by many agents as a reason why fewer older homeowners are downsizing these days, has reported more growth...

New figures from the Equity Release Council suggest more growth in this sector, alarming those agents who see this as a...

There’s been more growth in the equity release sector, suggesting that fewer older owners are downsizing and are instead using their...

The rise and rise of Equity Release continues with a more-than-doubling of the number of product options on the market in...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

An equity release consultancy says the result of its survey of estate agencies suggest an increase in interest from prospective downsizers. The...

Only 24 hours after the Land registry released data showing a 20 per cent slump in housing transactions, new figures from...

The average over-65 homeowner in Britain has seen her or his property wealth gain £159,000 – or £7,000 annually - in...

There has been a big rise in activity in the equity release market based on data from the first quarter of...

The equity release sector is claiming a record quarter between April and June with the number of new customers and total...

Estate agents are increasingly helping customers who have been forced to sell their homes to pay off interest-only mortgages ahead of...

A new report, conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research for the financial services group Legal & General, claims...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

Around six in 10 estate agents say their experience shows that mortgage lending restrictions targeting customers aged 55 or over are...

Retired home owners have gained an average of £26,000 tax-free this year from their houses, new analysis from an over-55s financial...

Older homeowners are unrealistic about how much money they will raise from downsizing, and estate agents are warning them to manage...