Record property wealth sees average equity release customer draw £125k from their home in 2021💰

Record property wealth sees average equity release customer draw £125k from their home in 2021💰

The pandemic property boom has seen average equity release customers draw the equivalent of more than seven years of retirement income from their home in 2021, according to the latest data released by the Equity Release Council.

As UK property wealth reached a record £5.2tr at the end of last year, the equity release market saw customers withdraw £125,000 on average as a single lump sum or via incremental ‘drawdowns’. To continue reading, please Click Here


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