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At the same time nearly a quarter of people who said they would consider unlocking equity in future said they would do so to help fund their retirement, while 10% would consider it to pay for long-term care or health treatment.
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Companies that allow older homeowners to unlock equity from their property today hit back at criticism from the consumer group Which?. Which? said the schemes were "expensive, inflexible and leave homeowners with little or no equity in the property, severely limiting choices later in life".
Technically that's true, but you can unlock the equity in a home in order to pay for food or whatever else an older person needs in order to live more comfortably in their retirement years.
Meanwhile, those keen to unlock private-equity firms' finances will have to wait for them to float although based on the fiendishly complex accounts of Blackstone, which listed last year, they should not set their hopes too high.
Imagine unlocking cash from the equity in your home without having to borrow or pay interest.
You could think about unlocking some cash via an equity release scheme to give to your children or grandchildren now, rather than when you die - there will be no tax charge as long as you survive for at least seven years from the date of the gift.
This is a massive amount – but our estimates show that sub-Saharan Africa can get part of the way there, and unlock approximately $90bn for development per year, with just four actions: lowering the cost of remittances and using them as collateral for loans, banking more of the unbanked, and unlocking pension funds for investment in private equity.
An IPO would have more tax advantages than a sale to a private equity group and is seen as "unlocking" value in Jones Apparel stock.
Reverse mortgages allow elderly homeowners to unlock and consume home equity without leaving their homes.
Painter noted to me that this latest equity round will help it grow that debt pot as and when it's needed to meet demand: "In simple terms, for every dollar in equity we unlock $10 in debt, and we borrow that cash to buy cars".
"Private equity firms have realized that there's a benefit here in unlocking the tax value associated with portfolio companies".
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