shared ownership

British

noun

(in Britain) a form of house purchase whereby the purchaser buys a proportion of the dwelling, usually from a local authority or housing association, and rents the rest

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Higher borrowing costs, service charges, leasehold and shared ownership complications have made them more expensive and complicated to own, damaging their reputation.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

And Lloyds won't issue one of its £5,000 deposit mortgages for new-build properties and shared ownership homes.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Residents still live under Maoist principles of shared ownership, while the rest of the country moved on from that economic model.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

George Andain says shared ownership was his "only chance of getting a foot on the property ladder".

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Sokol continued to oversee MidAmerican’s growth, while also turning around its NetJets business, which offers shared ownership of jets to the wealthy and companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

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