But Ms Moseley and Ms Wilks, from Netley in Hampshire, called the property their dream home but were forced to sell it for financial reasons after Ms Wilks changed careers.

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This has made Hong Kong's property sector a dream for established homeowners but a nightmare for potential buyers.

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Barbie soon acquired her own property portfolio, was given her own dream homes, a car, and even a love interest in the form of on-off boyfriend Ken.

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At the time, it seemed like the fulfilment of a longstanding Conservative dream, first spoken about in the 1930s, of creating a "property-owning democracy".

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