Rory's Stories moves his family into his parents' house to try and save for mortgage

Louise Walsh
An Irish author and well-known social media sketcher has admitted he has moved his family back to his parents home in order to save for mortgage approval.
Funny man Rory O'Connor of Rory's Stories landed back to his childhood home last month when he couldn't find anywhere else affordable to rent in the area, after his landlord of seven years had to sell the house in Ashbourne.
Rory and his wife Emma decided to move back into his parents home with their two young children and take the opportunity to save enough to get mortgage approval and a deposit on their first home.

The frank comedian who has been very open on mental health issues in his social media sketches says he decided to talk about moving home to take the stigma out of it for many people who feel embarrassed because they have to move back because of the housing crisis.
"We have been renting for the last seven years, near where my parents live in Ashbourne and the rent was affordable but the landlord had to sell the house, which is understandable.

Rory O'Connor: "Getting a house for our generation is so different from our parents time and being self-employed like me doesn't help. 

"We were hoping to buy in the next few years anyway but it's hard to try and save while paying rent alongside all other bills and childcare costs.
"So thankfully my parents were happy to let me and my wife and our two kids - who are seven years old and 16 months - move in with them which gives us breathing space to save a bit and apply for a mortgage, hopefully by the end of the year.
“I'm born and bred here so if I can stay here, I'll wait it out until we get the right house for us.
"Getting a house for our generation is so different from our parents time and being self-employed like me doesn't help.

"The reason I put this out there is that there are a lot in my situation. I don't reveal all my life but sometimes it's important to people's mental health to let them know they are not on their own - other people are under pressure in terms of rent and mortgages too.
"And it's not our fault. We have to stop blaming ourselves for being priced out of the rental market or buying a home to rear our kids - we didn't make this problem which we were promised would never happen again.

"There is very little options to rent in the area. If we hadn't got our parents, we could be very well declaring ourselves homeless like so many others and facing the prospect of emergency accommodation - and that's just how easy it can happen, it’s a thin line.”