Rise of the full nesters: what life is like with adult children who just can’t leave home
- Posted on December 16, 2025
- By The Guardian
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Rise of the full nesters: what life is like with adult children who just can’t leave home

In the UK, close to half of 25-year-olds now live with parents who, in many cases, would expect their nest to have long since emptied. How does this change families, for good and bad?