Parents Fear Children Won’t Afford Roofs over Their Heads In Future

New research reveals that parents’ hopes for their sons and daughters’ futures are being clouded by fears they will never afford their own home, and a belief the main political parties aren’t doing enough to deal with the housing crisis.

·         81 per cent are worried about the impact of rising house prices on the next generation

·         80 per cent don’t think any of the mainstream political parties will effectively deal with housing

·         69 per cent fear children won’t be able to afford to buy a home in future without their financial support

·         25 per cent are already saving money for their children’s first home

·         Yet 6 per cent are still reliant on hand-outs from their own parents towards housing costs

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