Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Getting a mortgage with friends

Property prices for even the smallest apartments are beyond the reach of many first time buyers nowadays. As a result, more and more people are clubbing together with friends to share a mortgage and ownership of a property. It’s a very good way to get on the property ladder, but as such arrangements are never normally for life and one or more party will inevitably want to sell eventually, the fine details should be agreed clearly at the outset to avoid financial loss or the loss of friendships.
The terms of a joint ownership mortgage are no different from a standard mortgage. Regardless of the amount of deposit that each person pays or the salary that they are earning, each shares equal liability for making the mor View the rest of this article


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