Home-buy couples 'show commitment'

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%More than a third of couples think buying a house together is a way of "showing they are committed" to each other, leaving them financially vulnerable should the relationship break down, new research shows.

One in seven (14%) thought buying a house with their partner was 'romantic', while one in five said they would buy a house with a partner they had been involved with for a year or less.