Marsden announces significant changes to Later Life mortgage criteria

Marsden Building Society has announced several changes to its later life mortgage criteria, including additional property types and second homes for over 55s.

These latest changes aim to provide more flexibility and accessibility for later life clients, applicable to the Later Life, Lending into Retirement and Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage ranges. The updates include:

• 55+ retirement properties are now on the list of acceptable properties. Please note, a referral is required if the property is a flat or a mixed private/social housing development.
• Foreign pension and property rental income have been added to the Society’s list of acceptable income.
• Attached or detached annexes are accepted across all mortgage ranges, providing the main residence is for personal use.
• Properties with up to 30 acres are now accepted, providing there’s no commercial usage or agricultural tenancies or ties.
• Second homes for immediate family or personal holiday use are now accepted.

Donna Barclay, Head of Mortgages at Marsden Building Society, commented: “We’re always consulting with our broker partners to ensure we’re providing the most suitable products for their clients. These latest revisions reflect our commitment to providing specialist mortgage solutions in later life, which is why we’re excited to unveil our revised criteria for 2025. We’re confident that these updates will help to expand the support available to our brokers and their clients aged 55+.”

The Society’s Later Life, Lending into Retirement and RIO mortgage products are available on sourcing systems and online.