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<p>Nearly a third of couples are choosing to buy a home together as a sign of their commitment, rather than get married, a survey has suggested.</p>
<p>Three out of 10 people said buying a property with their partner would remove the pressure on them to get married, or at least enable them to delay tying the knot, according to the Post Office.</p>
<p>More than half of people also said they would consider buying a property with their other half before they got married, rising to 67% among couples who were currently renting together.</p>
<p>With the average mortgage currently standing at around £150,000 and repaid over a 25-year period, it is unsurprising that many couples consider buying a home together to be a significant sign of commitment.</p>
<p>But the research found there had been a generational shift in attitudes, with 66% of people aged over 55 saying they thought marriage was a greater commitment than buying a home, compared with just 50% of people aged under 34.</p>
<p>Only one in five people said they would follow the traditional approach and delay buying a home together until after they were married. Around 5% of people who were in a relationship said they would never consider getting married or having a civil partnership, rising to 10% among single people.</p>
<p>The study also suggested that couples may be bringing forward decisions to buy a home with a partner because it is the only way they can get on to the property ladder.</p>
<p>It found that 42% of people aged between 18 and 34 said affordability was the main reason they would consider buying a home with a partner, while around 44% of single people also said they would consider joining forces with friends or family in order to purchase a property.</p>
<p>Mike Cook, head of mortgages at the Post Office, said: &#8220;Purchasing a property, whether it&#8217;s with a partner or a friend, is of course a big commitment. &#8220;With many first-time buyers finding it hard to get on the property ladder, for some couples buying a house together before marriage is out of financial necessity, rather than just &#8216;playing house&#8217;.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are also seeing an increasing number of applications from friends or family members buying together as people seek other ways to get themselves on the housing ladder.&#8221;</p>
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