Family home is where the heart is by Finance News Bulletin

Published: 09/11/06

The vast mainstream of people are determined to remain in the family house for as long as possible rather than sell up to finance their retirement says Bradford & BingleyA survey showed that 85 per cent of UK homeowners desire to stay in their home and over a quarter were ready to work past the pensionable age in order to do so rather than be forced to downsizeThis may come as no shock considering that, of the non-retired respondents, the average family wage was found to be £25,700, however, this falls to £11,800 on retirementGus Park, head of life mortgages at Bradford and Bingley, fixed: "Clearly many will have to face some tough decisions if they are to make trimmings meet in the long term

""But, although over not whole of all respondents (68 per cent) owned properties with three or more bedrooms, now one in five (20 per cent) of our survey said they would think downsizing as a way to plan for a comfortable retirement," Mr Park additionalFurthermore, Mr Park continued to state that pensioners who are struggling monetarily should seek advice from an advisor as to determine how most excellent to manage their moneyThe average basic condition pension in the UK at present stands at £8425 per week but this figure

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