Just 9% of buyers able to go it alone
The proportion of people able to buy their first house on their own is now less than a third of what is was twelve years ago. According to research by Simpson Millar Solicitors, just 9% now buy on their own, down from 29% in 1994/5 and 14% in 2014/15, with the firm saying they believe […]
Couples buying jointly with unequal deposit contributions routinely forgoing legal protection
A third of couples who buy houses together with unequal contributions to the deposit will avoid getting any legal protection for their proportion of the asset as a whole, for fear of damaging the trust in the relationship. Amongst all joint buyers with uneven deposits, 18% explicitly say they won’t seek a legal agreement for […]
