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Ticking timebomb for 6million Britons who say they don't know how they'll afford rent or pay mortgage in retirement

People are getting on the housing later in later life and taking out longer mortgage deals.

Ticking timebomb for 6million Britons who say they don't know how they'll afford rent or pay mortgage in retirement

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People are getting on the housing later in later life and taking out longer mortgage deals.

More and more people face paying for housing in retirement.

People are getting on the housing later in later life and taking out longer mortgage deals. Some continue renting. More and more people face paying for housing in retirement.

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People are getting on the housing later in later life and taking out longer mortgage deals. More and more people face paying for housing in retirement.

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More and more people face paying for housing in retirement.

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