Using my home to fund retirement

These articles are perfect for you if you are thinking about your retirement plan or even have a plan already and want to understand how you could use your property as part of it. We’ve researched lots of information and removed the jargon, to present you with balanced facts to help you understand the options available.

Our simple guides help you weigh up everything from potential mortgage options through to downsizing and equity release. So if you feel that your home could be part of your retirement plan, take a step closer to understanding how and have a look.
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At Yorkshire Building Society we created Our Money Movement because we could see how most of the information for people approaching retirement was overly complex and full of jargon and hidden charges. Our aim is simple. To provide plain, straight talking guidance to help you make informed decisions about your financial future.

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We have developed guides around some key topics that our customers have already told us are ‘top of mind’ when it comes to planning for and during retirement. We aim to grow and expand to include more easy to understand, all-in-one place guides. If you have any requests, feedback or questions about any of our Money Movement articles please get in touch. You can email us at moneymovement@ybs.co.uk; we’d love to hear from you.

Financial guidance, plain and simple

We hope you find Our Money Movement articles useful. We've tried to help you by pulling together an information hub that's full of impartial guidance. We hope once you've had a read, you will feel more confident and informed in your retirement options.

The information on this page was sourced between June – October 2020 and updated in April 2021. Information on this site does not constitute any form of advice, representation, or arrangement by us and you take full responsibility for making (or refraining from making) any specific investment or other decisions. You should take independent financial advice from an adviser who is registered by the Financial Conduct Authority.