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‘I think it might be me’: David Walliams points out his uncanny resemblance to e-fit for Yorkshire armed robbery suspect Officers released e-fit of man described as white in his late 40s with round face Twitter and Facebook users were quick to pick up on the likeness to Walliams The comedian picked up on the … Read more
Caroline Flack’s family have released an unpublished Instagram post she wrote before she died in which she said her arrest for assaulting her boyfriend meant her world had ‘collapsed’. The presenter, who took her own life on Saturday, insisted she was not a domestic abuser and that her alleged assault on boyfriend Lewis Burton was … Read more
Equity release rates have plummeted to their lowest ever levels as demand for later life finance grows, research has revealed. But homeowners who are recommended a lifetime mortgage, where interest rolls up into the loan, could actually save tens of thousands of pounds by refusing equity release and taking a retirement interest-only mortgage. Last year … Read more
Sarah Davidson, of This is Money Sarah Davidson, of This is Money, writes: There is no direct evidence that advisers are deliberately pushing older mortgage borrowers into taking more expensive equity release loans. Anecdotally, though, I sometimes hear the suggestion that some advisers may not be as independent as they should. I have been told by … Read more
Sarah Davidson, of This is Money Sarah Davidson, of This is Money, writes: There is no direct evidence that advisers are deliberately pushing older mortgage borrowers into taking more expensive equity release loans. Anecdotally, though, I sometimes hear the suggestion that some advisers may not be as independent as they should. I have been told by … Read more
Soaring numbers of parents and grandparents are raiding the equity in their homes to help younger relatives get on the property ladder. Estate agents and mortgage brokers have told Money Mail they are hearing from more and more buyers who are able to put down a deposit on their first home only because an older … Read more
Smoking is a leading cause of death worldwide. So, it’s hard to believe that in centuries gone by it was used as a medicine. Only in the past 70 years have the dangers to our health been recognised, after hundreds of years of tobacco being used to cure everything from asthma to the plague. The … Read more
Older homeowners are on track to raid their homes for a record £5 billion of cash this year as lenders launch a raft of top equity release deals. These loans can be a lifeline for pensioners who are property rich but cash poor. They allow borrowers aged 55-plus to tap into the wealth built up … Read more