With all these supplies on hand, you can stack the deck in your favor when it comes to impressing friends at a local game, or even complete strangers around the casino table. A poker chip is a round wafer, 39mm in diameter (slightly over 1.5 inches) and no more than 15 grams in weight. Itâs such a simple object, and yet itâs available in a diversity of styles, from chips with personalized designs to authentic reproductions of versions used in world-famous casinos.
Building societies to review age limits on mortgages. Maximum age for home loans could be relaxed in response to ageing population and demand for longer mortgage terms. The UK has 11.6 million people over the age of 65, and by 2034 it is estimated around a quarter of the population will be 65 or older. Photograph: Ernst Wrba/Alamy.
As well as the size of your deposit, the amount you can borrow for a mortgage will depend on your age and the lenderâs own credit scoring and application process. Loans range up to 95 per cent of a homeâs value with the borrower having to stump up the remaining amount.any lenders are reluctant to lend into retirement, so it will be trickier to get a big 30-year mortgage at age 45 as this would push you into retirement age. Lenders will also base the amount you can borrow on your marital status, income, any childcare costs and what it thinks your future expenses could be.