UK Homeowners Shift Equity Release Towards Mortgage Repayment as Financial Security Takes Priority
UK homeowners are increasingly using equity release to strengthen household finances, with mortgage repayment now the leading reason for taking out new plans, according to new first-party analysis from Key Group. The analysis, based on more than 1,000 Key Group customer cases agreed between Q2 2024 and Q1 2025 (data to 31 March 2025), points to a decisive change in how later-life homeowners are using property wealth. Over the period, the share of new plans...










