{"id":6088,"date":"2014-01-28T14:24:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T14:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/?p=6088"},"modified":"2014-01-28T14:24:43","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T14:24:43","slug":"could-uk-equity-fuel-the-next-overseas-property-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/could-uk-equity-fuel-the-next-overseas-property-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Could UK equity fuel the next overseas property boom?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retired Brits are releasing equity from their homes at levels not seen since before the 2008 financial crash, signalling confidence in the UK property market and bringing potential knock-on benefits for overseas property markets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/7438830388_c821a64c37_c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/7438830388_c821a64c37_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/7438830388_c821a64c37_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/7438830388_c821a64c37_c-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/7438830388_c821a64c37_c-768x323.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Richard Way, Editor at The Overseas Guides Company said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the Equity Release Council, the over-55s in the UK borrowed more than \u00a31billion against their homes in 2013, accounting for 19,000 borrowers. 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