My appartment is rented from council..(government ) for this area..I get this free for life,becouse i am retired,and worked all my life..I did own a 4 bedroomed house in portsmouth,England,where i lived with my first wife..When we divorced..The law says she gets half the value of house,So i had to sell house,and give her half the money that was left after paying what was still owed to bank..Plus i had to pay all legal costs..This meant i had to give up my job there.as i had no where there to live..My half of money that was left after paying everything,was 93,000 pounds,,This i shared between my children,and grand children..I kept enough to buy a car..(NOT NEW.)..And moved here with my partner.And had to start again..But i wouldant buy house again..lost too much..