Moving to a less expensive or more suitable home to release money. It is one alternative that should be considered alongside later-life borrowing.
Moving to a less expensive or more suitable home to release money. It is one alternative that should be considered alongside later-life borrowing.
Equity release may involve a lifetime mortgage, secured against your property, or a home reversion plan. It will reduce the value of your estate and impact funding long-term care.
This entry follows MoneyHelper. It is a plain-English explanation of how the term is used in the UK, not a quotation, and it does not override a provider’s own wording.
Checked 7 September 2026. The whole vocabulary sits on one page, so you can look up two words in the same sentence without going anywhere: see this entry in the full glossary.
Equity release or downsizing: the trade, framed
Price the move properly, then compare it fairly against a plan.
Read the guide called Equity release or downsizing →Equity release may involve a lifetime mortgage, secured against your property, or a home reversion plan. It will reduce the value of your estate and impact funding long-term care.
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“Downsizing is not the safe answer and equity release is not the lazy one.”
Equity release or downsizing: the trade, framed →“Turns downsizing from an abstraction into a number you can compare.”
Six things that are not equity release →“First publication, once the retirement interest-only and downsizing pages existed to link to.”
An interest-only mortgage reaching its end →Short answers to the things that come up most. None of it is advice, and every figure on this page carries its source.
Moving to a less expensive or more suitable home to release money. It is one alternative that should be considered alongside later-life borrowing.
It follows MoneyHelper. It is a plain-English explanation of how the term is used in the UK rather than a quotation, and it does not override a provider's own wording, the conditions of a plan you hold, or advice from your solicitor.
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Equity release may involve a lifetime mortgage, secured against your property, or a home reversion plan. It will reduce the value of your estate and impact funding long-term care.
One qualified equity release adviser. They will go through your figures and tell you if there is a better answer. It costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
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