Daily Express :: Equity Release Feedhttps://www.express.co.ukSimply The Best 7 Days A Weeken-gbhttps://www.express.co.ukhttps://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gifDaily ExpressTue, 07 Apr 2026 23:30:44 +0100http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCakePHPnews@express.co.uknews@express.co.uk<![CDATA[Average cash gift drops as parent still offer 'vital support' to first-time buyers]]>

Almost one in four have gifted their children a large sum of money in the past five years - but the average has now dropped.

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Older homeowners inquire into gifting money following the Government's inheritance tax raid.

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Families are mistakenly taking out an expensive form of debt in order to avoid inheritance tax, an expert has warned.

]]>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:12:00 +0000UKInheritance tax, Equity release, Lifetime mortgage rates, Gifting rules<![CDATA[Homeowners over 50 could be sitting on an extra £43,000 on average – are you one of them?]]>

EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of homeowners may have more equity - and financial options - than they think, a new report shows.

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The number of mortgages taken out by people who have retired jumped 17.14 per cent year on year.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves may have hiked inheritance tax in last month's Budget but there are still plenty of ways of reducing your exposure, possibly to zero.

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Retired mortgage holders are estimated to owe more than £60,000 on average.

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Details have been revealed following research from the Equity Release Council which identified a rise in older people taking a loan against their home.

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Many thousands of older people are borrowing against their homes under equity release.

]]>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100Personal Financeequity release, equity release 2024, equity release news, equity release latest<![CDATA[Mortgage warning hits pensioners as half a million still owe thousands in debt]]>

Retired mortgage holders are estimated to owe more than £30,000 on average.

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