27-05-2025
Rise of the first-time buyer landlord (and one who's been gifted £50,000 - but still lives at home!) SAMANTHA PARTINGTON
Video game developer Matthew Small plans to get on the housing ladder within the next year but, like more and more young people, his ambition is not to become a homeowner – but a landlord instead.
Matthew's parents are gifting him £50,000 cash to use as a deposit, but the 29-year-old has decided to continue living with them and invest the money in a buy-to-let. He hopes it will mark the beginning of big property investment ambitions.
