With 42 per cent of marriages now ending in divorce, “Birdnesting” — when a separated couple maintains one family home and another smaller house or flat, which they can swap into when it’s not their turn with the children — is becoming increasingly popular with parents wanting to minimise the disruption of a split.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is facing scrutiny over not paying enough stamp duty tax on a flat in Hove, East Sussex in May, and has released a statement explaining the ‘nesting arrangement’ she has with her ex-husband that sees their children remain in the family home full-time while the former couple alternate living there.
