Accessing House Equity - single, no kids

I will be a little short on my pension and other investments come retirement. I've nobody I want to leave my estate to, so I just want to leave enough to burn me cheaply, and a few quid for a few relations. How could I access as much of the equity in my house as possible in my retirement years?

Ideally, I would like to take a sum in a tax efficient manner, and in return grant the deeds to the property on my death.

If you mean an equity release loan in your old age then at the moment there is only one option:


You probably need to provide more details - e.g. a Money Makeover - in order to get more specific feedback.
Perhaps there are still steps that you can take to boost your likely retirement means/income?