Farmer with disabled son loses home

AN elderly farmer told how he wanted to sell his home and patch of land so he can leave something behind for his disabled son.

The High Court heard the man, in his 60s, owes €20,571 in mortgage arrears on an original loan of €100,000, the balance of which now stands at €105,000.

He took out the loan from sub-prime lender Start Mortgages in 2007 and if he had sold his house and land “when times were good” he would have got about €6m.