Assisting a client who was in difficulty due to a lack of income
- Client struggling financially in retirement as outgoings exceeded income
- Debts building up due to inability to make payments
- Causing great stress and anxiety to client
- All while living in a mortgage-free property worth £1m
- Recommendation for a lifetime mortgage that cleared her debts, funded home improvements and provided her with additional income
- come
Client’s circumstances
A retired woman in her late 70s, finding that her income was not sufficient to cover her outgoings.
Issues addressed
Client’s financial difficulties had led to her accumulating debts and experiencing stress and illness. Friends and neighbours had been providing financial support as the situation worsened as she had no longer had any family.
Tailored solution provided by John Lamb Hill Oldridge
We recommended a lifetime mortgage with a drawdown facility from which she could access funds to provide an income for the rest of her life. The initial amount borrowed was used to clear her existing debt, carry out some home improvements and create an emergency fund for any unexpected costs that may have arisen.
A drawdown facility was arranged to provide sufficient funds to supplement her income for the rest of her life.
This case shows how equity release contracts can be used to provide vital additional income, and how John Lamb Hill Oldridge advisers can improve clients’ financial positions.
Other Insights
‘Underwriting challenges of the hazardous pursuits of HNW and UHNW individuals’ by Jacob Fay published in COVER Magazine
"It is important that advisers can approach the whole market" Hazardous pursuits encompass a broad range of high-intensity activities that often involve elements of speed, height, and exposure to challenging environments. Many of these pursuits [...]
‘Simplifying life insurance for financial planning clients’ by Jonathan Morris and Darren Lee published in FT Adviser
Research suggests that confusion around life insurance is one of the reasons fewer millennials are buying policies compared to previous generations. Long-winded questionnaires and the possibility of medical screenings add to the complexity. It is [...]
Business Relief as an offset for inheritance tax: Here is how it might work
At the end of their lives, your clients are likely to want to bestow a significant amount of their wealth and assets to their family. If they have accrued a sizeable estate, their beneficiaries might [...]
