A major survey of 1,500 adults shows that a quarter plan to downsize their home in retirement, with many others suggesting that buy to let would help pay for later life.
Helen Morrissey, senior pensions and retirement analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, warns that landlords and owner occupiers alike should not be seduced by rising property prices.
“It’s more complicated than first thought and people should think carefully before putting all their eggs in one basket and deciding to fund their retirement through property rather than a pension” cautions Morrissey.