The Bank of Mum and Dad: Helping Your Child Buy a Home Without Storing Up Problems

Gifting a deposit, lending money, or buying together are all sensible ways to help an adult child onto the property ladder. Each one carries legal and tax consequences that are far easier to deal with before completion than after it. Here is what families need to think about, and the practical steps that protect everyone involved. Parental support has become one of the main routes into home…