A survey by credit information company Equifax reveals that more than 40% of over-60s still have a mortgage to pay, and, of those, a million still owe £50,000 or more, and 700,000 owe more than £100,000. I don't know about you, but I find those figures startling. I'm officially startled. Re-mortgaging (otherwise known as "equity release") is the main culprit, with one in five borrowing against their properties in the last year. More here.