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Equity Release in UAE: How Much Money Can You Actually Release from Your Property?

How much a UAE bank will release & the three routes to getting there : what the funds are approved for, and what are the transaction costs.

Vishal Vij

Head of Mortgages & COO

2026-09-1115 min read

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