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Buyers who have taken out a mortgage with someone other than a spouse whom they have known for less than a year 20% - - - - -
Buyers who have taken out a mortgage with a partner whom they have known for less than a year 18% - - - - -
Unmarried co-buyers whose mortgage has come to an end because they fell out/split up 28% 29% 29% 31% 40% 24%
Unmarried co-buyers whose mortgage came to an end who were left out of pocket in some way 24% 32% 22% 17% 32% 15%
Unmarried co-buyers whose mortgage came to an end and they received nothing 9% 4% 14% 17% 6% 8%
Unmarried co-buyers whose mortgage came to an end and they received only their share of the property's original value 16% 25% 13% 15% 17% 13%
Unmarried co-buyers whose mortgage came to an end who had no firm agreement about what would happen 37% 27% 45% 43% 38% 40%
Unmarried co-buyers whose contribution are unequal 55% 61% 50% 45% 49% 50%
Average amount more that unmarried co-buyers with unequal contributions pay than their partner £28,570.64 £37,284.89 £24,403.88 £25,523.71 £25,739.07 £28,167.08
Unmarried co-buyers with unequal contributions who pay over £60,000 more 12% 18% 10% 13% 9% 17%
Unmarried co-buyers whose mortgage came to an end who felt they had bought together too soon 39% 60% 27% 14% 46% 38%
Unmarried co-buyers whose mortgage came to an end who regret buying with another person 33% 57% 22% 10% 38% 30%
Unmarried co-buyers whose mortgage came to an end who wish they had spent more time getting to know the other person 28% 47% 19% 12% 35% 28%
Unmarried co-buyers whose mortgage came to an end who wished they had lived together before buying 25% 39% 15% 12% 28% 29%
Unmarried co-buyers whose joint mortgage made financial sense 56% 57% 57% 58% 48% 61%
Unmarried co-buyers who would have otherwise been unable to buy alone 25% 27% 29% 33% 18% 25%
Unmarried co-buyers who were desperate to get on property ladder 22% 30% 19% 17% 23% 21%
Unmarried co-buyers who have buying a property with someone they have never lived with 25% 16% 30% 32% 22% 28%
Unmarried co-buyers looking to buy in the next 12 months with someone they have known for a year or less 10% - - - - -
Unmarried co-buyers looking to buy in the next 12 months with someone they have never lived with 32% - - - - -
Unmarried co-buyers who buy with their partner 48% 47% 48% 46% 46% 51%
Unmarried co-buyers who buy with their friends 24% 26% 24% 23% 27% 24%
Unmarried co-buyers who buy with their siblings 10% 11% 9% 10% 12% 8%
Unmarried co-buyers who buy with their parents 7% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6%
Unmarried co-buyers who buy with other family members 5% 4% 6% 6% 4% 5%
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