Rising house prices means the bank of mum and dad is hitting record highs, but it is still not enough to cover the 20 per ...

An average of £55,572 was given in loans and gifts by members of the family, estimates show.

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The Bank of Mum and Dad has forked out close to £40 billion over the last four years helping children on to the property ...

Savings.com also found that working parents who financially support their adult children spend more than twice as much on ...

Mozo’s research found that 49% of parents who provided financial support in 2025 did not expect repayment, and 26% explicitly ...

First-time buyers getting help from the “bank of mum and dad” typically make the jump onto the property ladder two years earlier and buy homes worth nearly £40,000 more, compared with those without ...

The bank of mum and dad’ is significantly impacting the UK housing market, enabling first-time buyers to purchase properties ...

An average of £55,572 was given in loans and gifts by the so-called bank of mum and dad to buyers, it said. Young buyers faced relatively high mortgage rates in 2024, while also seeing the cost ...

‘The bank of mum and dad’ is significantly impacting the UK housing market, enabling first-time buyers to purchase properties much earlier and at higher price points, according to a new ...