英國180萬情侶不分手 只是爲了買房!
Getting on the property ladder is no easy feat in 2017.
在2017年，成爲有房一族絕不是件容易的事情。So much so, that 1.8 million UK adults are staying in relationships simply so that they can buy a house faster, a new survey has found.
一項最新調查發現，英國有180萬成年人維持關係的理由很簡單，只是爲了自己能更快地買房子。According to the research, conducted by L&C Mortgages, 11 per cent of non-homeowners would stay in an unhappy relationship if it allowed them to buy their own property.
根據借貸商L&C Mortgages的研究顯示，如果可以負擔其房產，11%的無房人士願意留在一段不開心的關係中。
The survey also revealed that 44 per cent of aspiring homeowners wouldn't have stayed with their partner had property purchasing not been part of the equation.
調查還顯示，如果不是結婚能夠快速買房，44%有抱負的房主也不會選擇和伴侶住在一起。
"The fact that so many people view staying in a relationship they perhaps don't want to be in as one of their only options for getting onto the housing ladder is indicative of the struggle people face when buying their first home," David Hollingworth at L&C Mortgages said.
借貸商L&C Mortgages的大衛·霍林沃思表示：“事實上，很多人不太希望選擇通過這種關係去買房，但是實際上這是他們唯一的選擇，這也表明他們在購買第一套房子時所面臨的困難。”He explained that due to the large sums needed for deposits, combining salaries with a partner is often the only option.
他解釋說，由於買房需要大量資金，與對方合資買房通常是唯一的選擇。The average price of a first home in the UK hit a record high this year, at 207,693 pounds, 50 per cent higher than in 2012.
英國今年首套房的平均房價是207693英鎊，這一數字創下歷史新高，比2012年要高出50%。
