"It's a shame that people who do worthwhile work like my son can't afford even their whole life to buy a home."
"As the bank of mum and dad becomes something that we start to talk about as 'that's what people do', it starts to put pressure on people who might not always be able to do that without really stretching themselves."
"I just didn't want ma to compromise her quality of life, or maybe give more than she actually felt comfortable with."