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More than half of parents give rent back to help children buy first home

Just over a third (34%) say their children are living at home specifically to save up enough funds to buy their first property.

More than half of parents give rent back to help children buy first home

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Just over a third (34%) say their children are living at home specifically to save up enough funds to buy their first property.

but 45% of parents feel like a landlord to their own child

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Just over a third (34%) say their children are living at home specifically to save up enough funds to buy their first property. but 45% of parents feel like a landlord to their own child

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