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Posts Tagged ‘Equity Release Providers’

Fact Is Home Reversion Occupies Less Than 1% of the Equity Release Market

Published on September 26th, 2013 by Mark Greg.

Home reversion plans UK have unfortunately seen a steady decline in popularity recently. Similar to many businesses who have seen their demise recently due to changing consumer shopping habits, home reversion has seen a similar fate for the same reasons. When the likes of Blockbuster, HMV and Jessops has gone into administration, analysis shows that […]

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Does the Equity Release Council Still Protect Home Reversion Plans After The Rebranding of SHIP?

Published on September 26th, 2013 by Mark Greg.

Lifetime mortgage plans have become very popular in recent years, when people are looking for flexible and innovative solutions to enable them to maximise their financial assets and plan effectively for retirement. As the demand and use of these products has increased, they have been brought increasingly into the realm of mainstream finance and become […]

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A Closer Look at the Bridgewater Flexible Release plan

Published on September 26th, 2013 by Mark Greg.

There are currently three equity release providers offering home reversion plans. They are Hodge Lifetime’s Shared Growth Option, Newlife Mortgages’ Home Reversion Plan and Bridgewater’s Flexible Release Plan. Currently, Bridgewater’s Flexible Release Plan is the most flexible home reversion available. Bridgewater is a subsidiary of Grainger plc. The company has been operating in the home […]

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Can Negative Equity Exist with a Home Reversion Scheme?

Published on September 26th, 2013 by Mark Greg.

One of the most significant concerns that people have with equity release schemes is that compounding interest on the loan can increase the debt to a point where the sale value of the house is not sufficient to repay the debt. A situation wherein the debt is larger than the value of the home, so […]

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