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Does it make good business sense to release the equity in your nursery property to finance refurbishment or even expansion? Philip Neville investigates Over the past couple of years the nursery sector has seen hundreds of new entrants to the market, leaving lots of owners wondering what they can do to stay ahead of the competition.

Over the past couple of years the nursery sector has seen hundreds of new entrants to the market, leaving lots of owners wondering what they can do to stay ahead of the competition.

Like millions of homeowners whose property has risen in value way ahead of its original price, many are now looking towards releasing equity in their business property as a convenient way to pay for refurbishment, extension, or even the purchase of additional premises.

But with dire warnings in the newspapers about the level of debt that people are taking on, and rising interest rates, is this really a sensible course of action? How does equity release compare with other forms of finance and what is the best way to go about it?

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