Am I eligible for equity release?
Discover the essential eligibility checks for homeowners considering equity release
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How safe is equity release?
How consumer safeguards, regulation and lender standards help you assess the safety and suitability of equity release
How interest works on equity release
How equity release interest builds over time and the practical steps you can take to manage or reduce the long-term cost
Will mortgage rates fall in 2026?
How shifting interest rates could change mortgage costs and what homeowners should prepare for in 2026
Equity release: Quarterly trend summary (Q3 2025)
Total lending reached £639m as fewer customers released larger sums, keeping equity release growth modest in Q3 2025.
Could you lose your home with equity release?
Could equity release ever mean losing your home, and under what conditions?
Using equity release to pay for care
Find out what equity release schemes are, and how to use them to pay for care
Equity release: Quarterly trend summary (Q2 2025)
Lending rose 10% year on year to £636m as new lump sum borrowers drove Q2 2025 equity release activity.