According to Scottish Widows bank, one in six pensioners are still paying off their mortgage, owing an average of more than £45, 000 each.
A third of people who do not own their home outright owe more than £50,000, while one in ten have a debt of more than £100,000.
Our view
It is upsetting that many pensioners have to take mortgages on past retirement. Lenders should be forced to justify - beyong reasonable doubt, why this is allowed.