Tag: housing

  • Bank of mum and dad: increasingly important for getting on the property ladder!

    Bank of mum and dad: increasingly important for getting on the property ladder!

    Young adults have become increasingly dependent on financial support from their parents to finance their first house purchases. Those without access to parental support (i.e. those with poorer parents) are less likely to be able to get on the property ladder.  This is according to the latest research from the Resolution Foundation with examines the…

  • Experiments in Alternative Living (1)

    The average twenty something in the UK will spend £263K on housing over the next 32 years of their life, and many will spend considerably more, which is, let’s face it, an enormous sum of money. What I find deeply offensive about this astronomical figure is that there are a few brave souls currently engaged in what…