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Retired UK couple buying a new home using equity release lifetime mortgage advice from Optimus Mortgages

Retired UK couple buying a new home using equity release lifetime mortgage advice from Optimus Mortgages

Confused About Moving in Retirement? Can You Use Equity Release to Buy a New Home in the UK in 2026?

Can you use equity release to buy a new home in the UK in 2026? This real client story shows how a retired couple used a lifetime mortgage to move closer to family. Learn how later life lending works, which UK lenders offer it, and how specialist advice from Optimus Mortgages helped them successfully move home.

Later Life Lending

Tim Spencer - Managing Director of Optimus Mortgages Ltd

Mar 135 min read

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