An elderly widow has been evicted from her home of 46 years because her son could not afford to pay the mortgage . Pensioner Mary Heywood , 84 , from Southampton , was forced to pack her belongings and leave her house after her son , Philip , could not afford the mortgage repayments on the home . Once the pensioner was ushered by bailiffs into a waiting taxi , locksmiths moved in and changed the locks on the £190,000 terraced house as building society Nationwide took possession of it . Widow Mary Heywood , 84 , ( pictured ) was forced to leave her house and was ushered by bailiffs into a taxi ( pictured ) after her son could no longer afford to pay the mortgage on her home of 46 years . The moment her son Philip ( pictured left ) and Mrs Heywood ( right ) are evicted from the Southampton home . Nationwide have said they offered numerous times to come to an arrangement with the family living at the property when they began struggling with mortgage repayments . Mrs Heywood and her son Philip , 54 , got behind on payments when Mr Heywood got into financial difficulties . Mrs Heywood bought the house with her late husband Ernest in 1969 . Mrs Heywood bought the house ( pictured ) with her late husband Ernest in 1969 . Their only son Philip , a self employed computer programmer , took charge of the mortgage payments from his elderly father in 2004 . But he cut back his working hours when his father was hospitalised and eventually died in 2011 , aged 84 . Mr Heywood said he struggled to cope with the loss of his father , and work began to dry up as the debts rose to tens of thousands of pounds . He said the eviction was the climax of a legacy of huge debts racked up following the death of his father . He said : 'It 's my fault that it 's got to this point , I 've handled things badly and perhaps I 've made some bad decisions . ' I just wish that I could turn back time . I 've lived here almost all my life so it 's part of my life . ' Building society Nationwide said it took action after serving its fourth and final eviction notice and making continued attempts to forge a deal . Nationwide reclaimed the house after Mr Heywood failed to find the money , a new job or alternative employment . A spokeswoman for Nationwide said the organisation had shown 'significant forbearance ' over a long period of time . They said : 'This is a case where we have gone above and beyond what would be expected of a reasonable lender and have made numerous attempts to help Mr Heywood find a solution which works for him and for the society . 'We do , though , owe it to our wider membership to ensure that we do not sustain losses from such situations as , over time , this will affect the viability and sustainability of their building society . ' It is unclear where Mr Heywood and his mother are staying . A spokesman for Southampton City Council urged the elderly woman to get in touch with them . She said : 'We will do our best to help a resident in such a situation and urgently encourage them to contact our homelessness unit as soon as possible for an assessment . ' A bailiff is pictured carrying suitcases out of widow Mrs Heywood 's home - she has lived there for 46 years . It 's unclear where the pair are staying - Southampton City Council have urged them to get in touch .
Widow Mary Heywood , 84 , has been evicted from her home of 46 years . Bailiffs ushered her out after her son could not afford to pay her mortgage . The £190,000 house has been possessed by building society Southampton City Council . Southampton City Council said they have repeatedly offered to come to an arrangement with the family when they began struggling with mortgage repayments . Nationwide have urged the pair to get in touch with them .