Later life lending - your questions answered

11 Feb 2022

Many clients are turned down by high street lenders simply because they're 'too old'. We think that’s bonkers!

We do lend in retirement. How can we help your clients?

Q. My client is 65 and wants a 20 year mortgage – can you help?
Yes! We lend in retirement with higher maximum ages than most lenders:

  • Owner Occupier repayment mortgages, up to a maximum age of 95 at the end of term.
  • Owner Occupier Interest-Only and Buy to Let mortgages, up to a maximum age of 89 when the loan commences.

Q. Will you take earned income into account?
Yes! We’ll accept earned income to age 70, or up to 75 if the customer is in a professional career.

Q. What other income will you take into account?
We'll accept ‘non-earned income’ from a variety of sources such as:

  • State and private pension
  • Rental and investment income
  • Pension pots (even if untouched currently)
  • Directors’ income (from those not involved in the day to day running of the company). 

Q. What special conditions does my later life client need to meet?
None! They can get the same rates with the same terms. As long as they meet our normal lending criteria, we treat our older borrowers the same as our younger ones.

If your client is looking for something outside of our core range, we do offer specialist products such as our Retirement Interest-Only mortgage or Retirement Lifestyle Booster which have their own terms.

Q. What’s the maximum LTV on an Interest-Only mortgage?

  • We offer Interest-Only mortgages across a range of products including discounted and fixed rates, up to 80% LTV
  • We’ll consider Interest-Only lending even if the repayment vehicle is downsizing. In such cases, the maximum LTV is 70%

Q. What will you allow capital raising for?
We allow capital raising for home improvements, second homes and gifting to family members.

Find out more and see how we can help your clients

Semi-exclusive products
Did you know that on top of our standard range of products we have additional semi-exclusive products available via our packaging partners? Speak to your local Business Development Manager for more information.

We have a  team of BDMs ready, willing and able to answer any of your queries and guide you through the application process. If you don’t have a BDM in your area, you can contact our dedicated Mortgage Desk.

Affordability Calculator

Find out how much your residential client may be able to borrow. To see affordability for a Buy to Let client, use our Buy to Let calculator

Find Your Local

Business Development Manager

Your Local BDM:

Sam Morrison

Working out of our head office, as our phone-based BDM in Epsom, Sam has a wealth of knowledge regarding our processes and criteria and covers a variety of postcodes across the UK.
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Neil Cadwallader

Neil has over 19 years experience in Financial Services from pensions and investments to mortgages. Neil focuses around South Wales and the West of England area. Contact Neil for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Stuart Heavens

Stuart focuses on the South Coast area. Contact Stuart for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Amar Mashru

Amar focuses on the Central London area. Contact Amar for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Arif Kara

Arif was previously a mortgage adviser, and focuses on North and West London. Contact Arif for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Nathan Waller

Nathan, previously a mortgage broker, focuses on Cambridgeshire, East Sussex, Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Kent. Contact Nathan for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Grace Bennett

Grace focuses around the West M25 area. Contact Grace for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Darren Deacon

Darren has over 28 years' Financial Services experience and focuses on both the East and West Midlands as well as the Southwest. Contact Darren for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Paul Roberts

Paul has over 30 years' experience and focuses on the North (inc. M62 corridor), Yorkshire and the North East. Contact Paul for help with your clients' mortgages.
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Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5.30pm. Saturday: Closed

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