Europe's housing crisis results in much smaller step onto property ladder.

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Young Europeans priced out of home ownership turn to unconventional solutions

 

A Spanish startup is selling bedrooms in flats shared with strangers, a British developer offers mortgages for friends willing to buy together, while stakes in rental properties help some tenants cover their housing costs.

Such unconventional arrangements highlight the lengths some young Europeans are ready to go to cope with a housing crisis that has hit them the hardest.

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