My Indo article: It is time to integrate home ownership into our pension savings scheme

[Sarenco]

You can't live in your pension fund.

Indeed.

But equally you can’t eat your house.

 

[interested21]

Indeed.

But equally you can’t eat your house.

Anyone who can gets a deposits worth into their pension when while young will be well able to eat well in retirement if they keep that savings habit up.

 

[Brendan Burgess]

In theory, with a house and a mortgage you do not really have security until the mortgage is paid off

As you say "in theory".

The vast majority who borrow sensibly and repay their mortgage more or less on schedule, have full security.

Brendan

 

[Gordon Gekko]

Indeed.

But equally you can’t eat your house.

Unless you’re the witch in Hansel and Gretel…