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Equity release in Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Scotland’s Granite City, is the UK’s energy capital with an economy historically driven by the oil and gas industry. The city has experienced significant property market fluctuations tied to energy prices, making local market knowledge essential for buyers and investors. While Aberdeen property values have moderated, many long-term homeowners still have significant equity. Equity release can provide valuable funds for retirement, home adaptations, or helping family members onto the property ladder.

For homeowners aged 55 and over in Aberdeen, equity release can unlock tax-free cash from your property without having to move. With average property values around £185,000, Aberdeen homeowners could potentially release a significant sum while continuing to live in their home.

Scotland's third-largest city, Aberdeen stands on the North Sea coast between the mouths of the Rivers Dee and Don, home to around 200,000 people. Known as the Granite City for the grey stone that built its Victorian centre, it has a long maritime and fishing heritage. The A90 links it south towards Dundee, trains from Aberdeen station reach Edinburgh in around two and a half hours, and Aberdeen International Airport at Dyce handles domestic and European flights.

Granite defines much of the stock: tenement flats around Rosemount and the city centre, and substantial terraces and villas in the West End and Ferryhill. Along lower Deeside, Cults and Bieldside offer larger family homes, while Bridge of Don, Kingswells and Cove have extensive modern estates. Flats suit students and energy-sector workers on shorter contracts; families tend to look to the west and south of the centre.

Energy dominates the local economy — Aberdeen has been the centre of the UK's North Sea oil and gas industry since the 1970s and is now pushing into offshore wind and hydrogen. The University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon University and NHS Grampian, centred on Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, are major employers, alongside the harbour and food processing.

For older homeowners in Aberdeen — from granite tenements in Rosemount to family villas in Cults and modern estates at Bridge of Don — property wealth is often the largest asset they hold. A qualified equity release adviser explains lifetime mortgages, built-in protections and the alternatives before any decision is made.

Nesto matches you with qualified equity release advisers who hold the required Equity Release Council certification. Also serving: Inverurie, Stonehaven, Peterhead, Elgin, Dundee.