House share for the over 40s
A house share or flat share when you're older makes just as much sense financially and socially as when you're younger. We'll help you find a room to rent in a house share or flat share with like-minded mature housemates – for a long-term share, or as a Monday to Friday lodger.
It's people that matter ...
A successful flat share or house share isn't just about the room, it's also about the people you live with. In fact, in longer-term shares, who you live with can often be the most important thing. That goes for the live-in landlord as much as the housemate or lodger.
It is free to advertise a room to rent. You can detail not only the room details, but also the sort of lodger or housemate you are looking for.
Alternatively, if you are looking for a room, you can advertise yourself as a housemate. Tell others what you would be like as a housemate and what you're looking for.
We help live-in landlords find mature lodgers
"I am glad to say I found a tenant using your service. Very pleased with the people on this site. I wish I had known before about your site." Catherine, Dulwich
"Thanks for your help. Deciding to have a lodger was a bit daunting, so was pleased to find Cohabitas." Angie, Manchester
“I wanted to say to you that I have been very happy with the two lodgers I have had through cohabitas and your whole way of doing things has worked very well for me. I’ll probably be looking again quite soon for a midweek lodger for 3 or 4 nights a week. Your information and advice messages are very helpful.”
Sarah, London.
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How it Works
Everyone on Cohabitas is interested in sharing a home - you just have to find the right match. List your house sharing preferences and then keep the room or housemate listing up-to-date, to get best results.
1. Search room for rent and housemate listings by location, budget, keyword and other preferences to find what is available near you.
2. Register and add a listing, to tell prospective landlords and housemates what you are looking for. You can bookmark your favourites once registered.
3. You can contact any Premium member and they can contact you, but to contact other users you need to be a Premium member yourself.
4. Phone or private message prospective housemates or landlords to introduce yourself and arrange a viewing.
For more information and guidance about using the site please see User-Support
House Shares Near Me
You can search for house or flat share room for rent using the room listings section, or alternatively you can use the Near Me map to search in your current locaiton, or to switch to another location.
Successful house sharing
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Flatshare viewing checklist - how to find the best match for a flatmate and the way you prefer to share. Room viewing checklist.
Looking for something else? Just register for free and you can use the search facility in the News & Inspiration section (only for logged in users)
Over 40s house and flat share
Cohabitas is a house share website, featuring house share, flat share and roomshare accomodation for over 40s. So, if you are a live-in landlord, tenant or a lodger in your 40s, 50s or 60s or older, this is the place to find new housemates.
We recommend www.spareroom.co.uk for all young professionals, students and Millennials looking for a flat share or house share. Cohabitas is only for over 40s (mature over 35's accepted too), so rooms advertised and housemates looking for buddy-ups on this site are not suitable under this age.
New to flatshare? - Start here to get initial flatshare advice about the options available and to understand better what each alternative offers. Whether it is a longer term house share or Monday to Friday flat share you need, we know that people are what matter most.