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Joint ownership: what to consider

Unmarried couples

Buying a property with the one you believe you will spend the rest of your life with can be an exciting and rewarding decision but even if you feel your love is everlasting, you have to protect yourself in case the relationship fails.

There is no love lost when it comes to fighting for something with an ex-partner in a court of law.

More often than not, says property investor Ben Malapile, couples decide to buy properties together without being married or even planning to get married, and after a few years, they break up and fight for the property.

“In some cases, the couple assisted each other with paying the monthly instalment and can’t afford

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