Retirement Advantage launches high net worth equity release product

The Prestige Options product provides customers with a one-off cash payment with an annualised interest rate of 5.29% and no monthly payments.

The minimum loan amount is £250,000, and properties valued above £6million will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

The product also has the option of a cash reserve facility for an additional 0.2% on a customer’s monthly interest rate.

Prestige Options are covered by a range of Equity Release Council safeguards including a no negative equity guarantee and the right to remain in the property.

Alice Watson, head of product and marketing at Retirement Advantage Equity Release, commented: “Having received many enquiries from homeowners in high value properties, we believe now is the time to offer a product specifically suited to their needs. These homeowners can now raise cash lump sums of up to £2million from their property value, and the Prestige Options product means they do not need to make monthly payments.

“The launch of this product is further evidence of our commitment to supporting as many property owners as we can. It follows our unique range of buy-to-let mortgages for older landlords introduced last year.

“Owners of high value properties are sitting on substantial stores of wealth which could make a significant contribution to their retirement planning, alongside pensions and other assets. Having the option to use property wealth in this way makes perfect sense and our product will offer property owners much greater flexibility. This product has also been designed in response to the growing number of clients who intend to use their property to gift funds to their children as part of an intergenerational wealth transfer."