Chinese couples are lining to divorce amid rumours of ownership restrictions on couples

• It appears love doesn’t conquer all in China, well not the property market anyway.

Pictures have emerged of Chinese residents queuing up to file for divorce in Nanjing province following rumours of a tightening of property buying regulations.

With residents worried about married couples having to pay a larger deposit and a limit on how many properties they can own, some have chosen to divorce so they can buy property as two singles instead.

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According to the Eurasia Review it is the second time there has been a rush to divorce as residents fear married couples will be restricted in what they can own. Photo / Getty Images