Suppose you have obtained a first mortgage worth ₤150,000 on your property. You have paid ₤70,000 in years. Your home value has also increased to ₤300,000 in these 5 years. So your home 50,000 (₤300,000 - ₤70,000). Now if you take a home loan worth ₤2, 30,000 keeping the security for the debt, then such loans are called home equity loans.
Equity is the difference much the home is worth and how much you owe on the mortgage if you have