Over half of gifted money is used to fund property purchase or improvements
£17 billion is gifted, or informally loaned each year, of which over half is used for property purchase or improvement (The Institute of Fiscal Studies).
Virtually all money transfers come from parents aged over 50 to children in their late 20s and early 30s.
The average gift for property purchase or improvement is over £20,000.
The age children leave home is generally between 25 and 27 years, and the average age to purchase a first property is 33. Over 22.4% of families in the UK include one or more adult children.
Research by Legal and General indicates that without the financial help of family and friends, over 70% of prospective home buyers would have to delay their property purchase plans, by an average of 4 years.
Source: Dataloft, The Institute of Fiscal Studies, Legal and General, Census 2021
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