"john d hamilton" wrote in message
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But if we (my wife and I) are put down as *part owners* of our son's flat
on the title deeds, will that then be considered that we ourselves
actually 'own' half the substantial savings our son will invest in the new
flat? Because if this is the case, might it not considerably reduce, or
eliminate any State Pension that might otherwise be due to us?

Depends on whether your son trusts you more than his wife bearing in mind
he's signing over half the flat to you with nil contribution.

A bad idea.