That got your attention, didn’t it!
While the Loughborough Millennials have done far less well in amassing their own savings and assets, they are more likely to take advantage of an inheritance boom in the years to come. This will probably be very welcome news for those Loughborough Millennials, including some from poorer upbringings who in the past would have been unlikely to receive gifts and legacies.
But before we start, what is Generation
X, let alone Generation Z, Millennials, or Baby Boomers? These are phrases banded around about the
different life stages (or subcomponents) of our society. But when terminologies like
this are used as often and habitually as these phrases (i.e. Gen X this, or Millennial
that), it appears particularly vital that we have some practical idea of what
these terms actually mean. The fact is that most people uses these phrases but
often, like myself, they are not exactly sure where the lines are drawn - until now!
So, for clarity:
Generation Z - born after 1996
Millennials - born between 1977 and 1995
Generation X - born between 965 and 976
Baby Boomers - born between 1946 to 1964
Silent Generation - born between 1945 and before
My research shows that there are 5966
households in Loughborough owned by Loughborough Baby Boomers (born 1946 to
1964) and Loughborough’s Silent Generation (born 1945 and before). It also shows that there are 10,137
Generation X’s of Loughborough (born between 1965 to 1976). Looking at demographics, the home ownership statistics and current life expectancy, around two-thirds of those
Loughborough 10,137 Generation X’s have parents and grandparents who own 5966
Loughborough properties. They will profit from one of
the biggest inheritance explosions of any post-war generation to the tune of £1.447bn
of Loughborough property or £214,065 each but they will have to wait until
their early 60’s to get it!
The Millennials are also in
line for a big inheritance windfall.
There are 19,299 Millennials
in Loughborough and my research shows around two thirds of them are set to
inherit the 7,154 Loughborough Generation X’s properties. Those Generation X’s Loughborough
homes are worth £1.736bn meaning, on average, each Millennial will inherit £134,830; but not until at
least 2040 to 2060!
While the Loughborough Millennials have done far less well in amassing their own savings and assets, they are more likely to take advantage of an inheritance boom in the years to come. This will probably be very welcome news for those Loughborough Millennials, including some from poorer upbringings who in the past would have been unlikely to receive gifts and legacies.
However, inheritance is not
the magic weapon that will get the Millennials on to the Loughborough housing
ladder or tackle growing wealth cracks in UK society, as the inheritance is unlikely
to be made available when they are trying to buy their first home. But before all
you Loughborough Millennials start running up debts, over 50% of females and
around 35% of men are going to have to pay for nursing home care. Interestingly,
I read recently that a quarter of the people who have to pay for their care, run
out of money.
So, if you are a Loughborough
Millennial there potentially will be nothing left for you. Of course, most parents want
to give their children an inheritance and the consideration that what you have
worked genuinely hard for over your working life won’t go to your children to help
them through their lives is a really awful one. Maybe that is why I am seeing
a lot of Loughborough grandparents doing something meaningful, and helping
their grandchildren, the Millennials, with the deposit for their first house.
One solution to the housing
crisis in Loughborough, and the UK as a whole, is if grandparents, where they
are able to, help financially with the deposit for a house. Buying is cheaper
than renting – we have proved it many times in these articles so, it’s not a
case of not affording the mortgage, the issue is raising the 5% to 10% mortgage
deposit for these Millennials.
Maybe families should be
distributing a part of the family wealth now (in the form of helping with house
deposits) as opposed to waiting to the end. It will make so much more of a
difference to everyone in the long run. It's worth a thought.
If you would like to discuss the Loughborough property market or chat about any potential investment please feel free to call us on 01509 260777 or email me.
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