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  • Good advice.also worth remembering that property prices can go down as well as up. So you may end up in a situation where you have negative equity and will, probably, want to sit tight for a few years.

    I bought a house with a friend back in 2001. It was convenient for both of us and always going to be a 2-3 year deal, but it worked out well. With the benefit of hindsight I should've bought her share, but we decided to sell up as she moved out of London.

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