New parents in Britain as likely to be in private rented housing as own homes

Since 2013, the researchers found a 'clear change' in the relationship between owning a home and becoming a parent

A new study suggests young people are now just as likely to become parents while living in private rented accommodation as they are while owning their own home (Yui Mok/PA)

Young people are now just as likely to become parents while living in private rented accommodation as they are while owning their own home, according to a new study.

Researchers from the Centre for Population Change (CPC) at the University of Southampton said their findings show a shift from previous eras when parents were more likely to be home-owners.