Written Question·Treasury·UIN 72002

Equity Release: Interest Charges

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the charging of (a) interest and (b) compound interest on Equity Release Loans by financial services companies on (i) elderly customers and (ii) relatives of d

Answer

Emma Reynolds
Decisions concerning the design of loans, including the interest charged, are commercial decisions for firms in which the Government does not intervene. However, equity release products are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and so benefit from ...

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