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Ashfords' Equity Release Team specialises in advising clients on the legal implications of lifetime mortgages and reversion plans, including lifetime interest only mortgages, hybrid lifetime interest only/compound mortgages and conventional lifetime mortgages.
Our award winning team offer specialist advice, working in conjunction with your financial adviser, providing a professional, efficient and friendly service. We are able to provide face-to-face advice at all of our offices as well as a National Service for those clients unable to visit the offices.
Ashfords has been inaugural members of the Equity Release Council and take a prominent role in the Consumer Protection Working Group, the Adviser Board and the Long-term Care Working Group of the Equity Release Council. Ashfords is one of the co-founders of the Equity Release Solicitors Alliance, an alliance of specialist equity release solicitors who adhere to a strict code of conduct.
Ashfords' Equity Release Department offers a wealth of experience and has been specialising in equity release for over 17 years and is at the forefront of the sector. Being part of a full service law firm benefits the Equity Release Department who are assisted in the smooth completion of cases by other departments as and when needed, such as the Trusts & Estates Department, Matrimonial Department and many others.
Within our Equity Release Department we have specialists in Equity Release conveyancing who are able to assist in buying and selling using equity release to finance the move or who are transferring an existing scheme to a different property. This process is a complicated one due to the involvement of the equity release lender but our specialists are experienced in this area and are able to adeptly deal with any issues that may arise.
We are also able to extend your lease, be it through the informal process or statutory process in conjunction with your equity release as well as dealing with the purchase of your freehold.
Equity Release Virtual Tea Break Wednesday 27 May
On 27 May 2020 Peter Barton was joined by Christopher Bate, the Supervisor of the non-standard team in Ashfords Equity Release Dept.
Find out moreEquity Release Virtual Tea Break Wednesday 20 May
On 20 May 2020 Peter Barton was joined by guest speakers, Carl Ross and John Parker from Optima Legal.
Find out moreEquity Release Virtual Tea Break Wednesday 13 May
On 13 May 2020 Peter Barton invited Kate Bolt, Associate Solicitor at Ashfords in the Residential Property Team, focusing on lease extensions.
Find out moreEquity Release Virtual Tea Break Wednesday 6 May
On 6 May 2020 Peter Barton invited David Burns, Head of Enact Equity Release Team to catch up and talk through some Q&As on Equity Release.
Find out moreEquity Release Virtual Tea Break Wednesday 29 April
On 29 April 2020 Peter Barton invited Gemma Pendlebury from Eversheds Sutherland to catch up and talk through some Q&As on Equity Release.
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