Mrs S actually came to us making an enquiry about the possibility of raising extra cash on her existing equity release plan, established elsewhere previously.. This was to help with a number of needs, briefly, some essential repairs to double glazing and back door for security reasons and  replacing her car with a newer , more reliable model were the main requirements. She was able to clear a credit card and also leave some spare money as a rainy day pot. Rather than just taking the £6000 her existing lender had an offer we were able to lift this to £15718 by reviewing other providers and taking the loan elsewhere!