Parents help half of FTBs onto the ladder

It says much of this help may itself be equity from housing, being used to help a new generation onto the housing ladder. The CML estimates over the past decade, the proportion of first-time buyers whose deposits were higher than their plausible savings has jumped from under to 10% to nearly 50%. It has also sub-divided first-time buyers into four distinct groups: Unassisted: first-time buyers aged under 30, using only their own savings to fund a deposit; Assisted: first-time buyers aged under 30, with additional funds for a deposit on top of their own savings; True: first-time ...