retirement interest-only mortgage

This page provides news, product updates, and regulatory insight on retirement interest-only mortgages. Read below to follow developments in this later life product area.

Equity release still has an image problem – and the industry knows it

Brokers and lenders must work harder to modernise perceptions of a market that has fundamentally changed

Equity release still has an image problem – and the industry knows it

Later life lending climbs as lifetime mortgages stage quarterly recovery

Housing wealth gains ground as retirement planning tool, UK Finance data shows

Later life lending climbs as lifetime mortgages stage quarterly recovery

Wealthy homeowners driving growth in lifetime mortgage market, data shows

New figures indicate a growing share of later life lending secured against higher-value properties

Wealthy homeowners driving growth in lifetime mortgage market, data shows

FCA proposes mortgage rule reforms to widen borrower access

Self-employed, older homeowners and those with variable income among groups set to benefit from proposed changes

FCA proposes mortgage rule reforms to widen borrower access

UK mortgage rates and product changes (Week ending 29 May 2026)

Your round-up of mortgage rate changes and product updates over the past week

UK mortgage rates and product changes (Week ending 29 May 2026)

FCA to join later life lending summit in Bristol

New review raises questions about access, value, and consumer outcomes

FCA to join later life lending summit in Bristol

The gender debt divide and what it means for brokers

Research offers insight into how different borrower profiles approach debt, property wealth and financial decision-making

The gender debt divide and what it means for brokers

Later life mortgage lending hit £6.8bn: UK Finance

Borrowing by older homeowners grows across mainstream and specialist products

Later life mortgage lending hit £6.8bn: UK Finance

Stuck in the middle with you

Older homeowners now control £3.7 trillion in housing wealth – and it’s quietly reshaping intergenerational finance

Stuck in the middle with you

FCA sets course for mortgage market reforms

​​​​​​​Regulator plans changes for first-time buyers, later life lending and vulnerable borrowers

FCA sets course for mortgage market reforms