Should You Help Your Kids Buy Property? Lessons From 5 Family Property Purchases That Ended in Court

Buying property with family can seem like a smart way to help your kids, pool your money or make a deal possible that none of you could manage alone.

Until someone wants out.

But what happens if someone wants out, a relationship breaks down, or the family disagrees about who owns what?

In this episode, Nick and Paul unpack five real family property deals that ended in court. Each case reveals a different risk, from unclear loans and ownership to unpaid work, missing wills and promises that were never properly documented.

Inside this episode:

The family loan that looked legitimate on paper but didn't hold up when it mattered

Whether money given to your child could end up caught in their relationship breakdown

What you could be risking by contributing to a property without being on the title

Why paying the deposit, mortgage and renovation costs may still leave you with no ownership

The man who put more than 1,000 hours into a family property deal and discovered what his work was legally worth

Helping family does not have to end badly. But these cases show why good intentions and a handshake may not be enough when large sums of money and valuable property are involved.

Listen before you buy, build, lend or invest with family.