More first time buyers than ever are turning to their parents to help them purchase a property as house prices continue to rise.

According to Legal and General’s 2019 Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) report, UK parents granted approximately £6.3bn to help their children buy their first property, making them effectively the 11th largest mortgage lender in the UK.

It represents an average of £24,000 across the UK, including an average of £31,000 in London.

A helping hand

Whether it’s practical help like finding a solicitor for buying a house such as https://www.samconveyancing.co.uk/news/conveyancing/solicitor-for-buying-a-house-6267 or helping with moving in and decorating, parents do their best for their children, but when it comes to providing a cash deposit, the implications are often not thought through.

Lack of clarity

Sometimes it’s not clear between parents and their children whether any or all of the money is a loan, …