A tax that can apply to an estate in some circumstances. Decisions about gifting or property should be discussed with an appropriately qualified tax or legal professional, not based on a general web page.
A tax that can apply to an estate in some circumstances. Decisions about gifting or property should be discussed with an appropriately qualified tax or legal professional, not based on a general web page.
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 is a plain-language explanation of how the term is commonly used in the UK. It carries no source key because it makes no regulatory, product or property claim that needs one. It does not override a provider’s offer, your mortgage conditions, a solicitor’s advice or a regulator’s rules.
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 and what you leave behind
See the effect on your estate as a figure, and know what to tell your family.
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“This shows what that looks like over ten and twenty years, separates it from inheritance tax, which gets conflated with it constantly, and sets out what is worth saying to your family and when.”
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A tax that can apply to an estate in some circumstances. Decisions about gifting or property should be discussed with an appropriately qualified tax or legal professional, not based on a general web page.
It is a plain-language explanation of how the term is commonly used in the UK. It carries no source key because it makes no regulatory, product or property claim that would need one, and it does not override a provider's offer, 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.
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