life savings

And for 40 years he poured his life savings into a retirement fund.

Dozens of people have told the BBC they lost significant sums of money – some of them their life savings, pensions or inheritance – after buying a static caravan.

Scott spent his life savings on adapting the family home to fit his needs, and he now receives £170 a week in disability allowance but it is all used to pay for a Motability vehicle.

They used their life savings to repatriate Shawn’s body back from the UK and had to take out a loan to attend the trial, to fund flights and accommodation.

The family added that they had used up all their life savings to repatriate his body back to Anguilla and had to take out a loan to attend the trial earlier this year.