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Posts Tagged ‘Interest Only Lifetime Mortgages’

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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Which Equity Release Scheme Will Release the Most: Home Reversion or Lifetime Mortgage?

Published on September 26th, 2013 by Mark Greg.

Deciding which equity release scheme works best for you, depends on your individual needs and circumstances. There are no fixed rules as to which type of equity release is better than the other, as what works for one person may not work as well for someone else. For instance, protecting the equity in a home […]

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Is Home Reversion a Good Way to Pay Off My Debts?

Published on September 26th, 2013 by Mark Greg.

Releasing equity from your home is an important decision, and as such, all care must be taken to understand the implications of any scheme or plan fully before signing up for it. Equity release plans are generally near impossible to undo once you have signed the contract, so it is important not to rush into […]

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Advantages and Disadvantages to a Home Reversion

Published on September 26th, 2013 by Mark Greg.

Home reversion is a type of equity release scheme, where you can sell the value of a portion of your property in exchange for cash. The main attraction of equity release schemes is the fact that you can have access to the equity built into your home without having to sell your property and move […]

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Why are Home Reversion Plans Less Popular than Interest Only Lifetime Mortgages?

Published on September 26th, 2013 by Mark Greg.

Home reversion plans have seen a marked decline in popularity in recent times. This could be due to a variety of factors, not least because newer, more flexible equity release solutions such as interest only lifetime mortgages are now available. Home reversion plans were much more popular when the only alternative in the equity release […]

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Why has there been a Decrease in the Number of Home Reversion Providers?

Published on September 26th, 2013 by Mark Greg.

Home reversion schemes did once dominate the equity release landscape. However, over the decades with further innovation and regulation of the equity release market their numbers have dramatically dwindled, almost becoming an extinct species. Here we discuss the rationale behind this and why home reversion UK plans still have a part to play in the […]

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