In a dim basement bar in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral, the day after Valentine’s, 20 young professionals met for a night of alternative matchmaking. Fuelled by free cocktails, platters of fried finger food and a list of revealing questions, they had five minutes in which to make an impression, share vital statistics and gauge if they could see a future with any of the rotating cast of strangers sitting in front of them.
Welcome to the reality of house-buying in 2018 – where pooling your money with someone you've never met before might be the best option open to millennials trying to hurdle the huge generational divide in the housing market.
This week, new research by global property adviser...