The Mansfield launches interest-only retirement product

Available exclusively through mortgage intermediaries, it allows an interest-only mortgage to be taken out up to age 80 where the repayment strategy is to be downsizing.

The product has a discounted rate of 3.19% (2.40% below SVR for 2 years) and is available for purchase or remortgage up to 40% LTV.

To qualify for the downsizing option there must be a minimum equity of £150,000 and this must be sufficient to provide a reasonable quality home in the property locality.

The new product complements The Mansfield’s existing product that allows a mortgage term up to age 80 on a capital repayment or an interest only basis with a mainstream repayment strategy.

Stuart Bryce, Business Development Manager at The Mansfield, commented:

“I am confident that advisers will see this as an attractive option to meet the clear needs of an underserved segment of the mortgage market. It is only available through intermediaries because it requires a full understanding of a client’s current and future circumstances, including their plans for later life, and professional advisers are well placed to provide this advice.

"With the spotlight very much on different strategies to help clients steer the right financial course at a significant point in their lives, The Mansfield is proud to offer a common sense alternative. Our underwriting expertise allows us to make informed individual assessments of customers’ circumstances and recognise mortgage affordability based on their current and future incomes.”