Shared Ownership helps you get a foot onto the property ladder. You part-buy a property, say 50%, and pay a monthly rent and service charge to us on the remainder. Because you need a smaller mortgage and pay a reduced rent, the monthly costs are cheaper t

Many of us find that as we get older we start to think more about where we live. Do you want to stay where you are, but could do with some support to make life easier? Would repairs or adaptations make it more comfortable? Perhaps you’re thinking about mo

A call for action to: bring the debate about the future of social care into the public domain; set it in its broader context; and implement a number of short and medium term recommendations on its funding.

This is aimed at home owners who would like to have a regular income, a cash lump sum or both. It explains how equity release scheme could do this, how they work & the risks, and how money might be raised in other ways.

Considers issues to be taken into account by anyone considering releasing equity from their home.