If you are 65 or older, you can still get a mortgage. Most lenders have become very cautious about lending past the normal State retirement age, but there are still a number of smaller lenders who are willing to help and who can arrange borrowing even into a person’s 80s – where the pension or other guaranteed income can justify it, of course. We can assist you to find out what options would be available. Using the equity in your property may be a last resort but it is important to understand the options open to you. There are basically three approaches that are included under the term “Equity Release”.
– an Interest-Only Mortgage where you pay only the interest each month with no end date;
– a Life-Time Mortgage where the interest is added to the amount borrowed so no payment at all needs to be made;
– a Home Reversion Schemes whereby you give up ownership on part or all of the property in exchange for a lump sum and the right to live in the property indefinitely.
Equity Release options start to become available from age 55 onwards. Here, too, we can help you find out what is available for you to see if it helps you with what you want to achieve. Equity Release can, in some circumstances, provide a short-term solution to a financial problem. One of our clients who was selling his house to buy another decided to use Equity Release as a bridging loan.
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