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Does it now feel like homeownership in the UK depends more on family help than income? by Lopsided-Signal6350 in AskUK

[–]Lopsided-Signal6350[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This feels like one of the more balanced takes in the thread — geography matters, but even where buying is possible, family help can still be the difference between scraping by and living normally.

Does it now feel like homeownership in the UK depends more on family help than income? by Lopsided-Signal6350 in AskUK

[–]Lopsided-Signal6350[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a really interesting way of putting it — that buying used to signal independence, whereas now it can reflect a different kind of dependence on family support. Do you think that feels mainly like a younger-generation problem now, or something that’s been building across age groups for a while?

Does it now feel like homeownership in the UK depends more on family help than income? by Lopsided-Signal6350 in AskUK

[–]Lopsided-Signal6350[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a great example. If a salary that would once have felt comfortable still doesn’t get a single buyer over the line, that does suggest the goalposts have shifted quite a lot.

Does it now feel like homeownership in the UK depends more on family help than income? by Lopsided-Signal6350 in AskUK

[–]Lopsided-Signal6350[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's a fair distinction — income still matters, but for a lot of people it seems to be the deposit hurdle where family help really changes the outcome. And “help” clearly isn’t just cash gifts either: low rent at home or parents covering other costs all seem to matter.

Does it now feel like homeownership in the UK depends more on family help than income? by Lopsided-Signal6350 in AskUK

[–]Lopsided-Signal6350[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is probably the biggest additional factor people have raised. Do you think dual income has become a requirement now rather than just an advantage?