Call for UK mortgages to be more user friendly for older people

Building Societies in the UK are being urged to review the maximum age limits for mortgage borrowers to support home owners needing finance into and in retirement as life expectancy rises. This is one of nine recommendations contained in an interim report entitled Lending into Retirement, from the Building Societies Association (BSA) which points out that the UK already has 11.6 million people over the age of 65. By 2034 it is estimated that around a quarter of the population will be 65 plus and...