House share for the over 40s

A house share or flatshare when you're older makes just as much sense financially and socially as when you're younger. But if you want to find rooms to rent shared with more mature housemates, then that can be much more difficult. That's where Cohabitas can help.

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  • Find rooms to rent in a house share or flatshare, or housemates matching your sharing preferences to share with.
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Get best results from your listing

Everyone on Cohabitas is interested in sharing a home - you just have to find the right match. Making sure your listing is complete to start with and then keeping it up-to-date, helps a lot.  Check you've completed each of these steps.

Register and add a listing for a room to rent or as a housemate lookig for a room.

Set your house share preferences and start your search for a new home.

Phone or private message landlords or prospective housemates to introduce yourself.

Arrange a viewing when you've found a potential house share match.

House sharing advice

Eva makes a decision about flatshare

A Grown-up Flatshare

With soaring costs of renting in London and other cities, more and more people in their 40s are turning to a flatshare as a solution. Eva Orasch originally decided to share to reduce her outgoings but soon discovered more meaningful rewards.

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Libby tells how dhe moved to London to house share

A life-long dream come true

How a casual house share turned into a beautiful friendship In today’s interview we talk to Libby who shares a house with Cinzia in Lavender Hill, Clapham, South London. The…

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Lodger agreements can be used instead of tenancy agreements

Live-in Landlord Lodger Agreements – What do you need?

If you are considering renting out a room then you will need to decide what sort of tenancy agreement to have.

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See more house share advice and inspiration.

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 (over 35's accepted too), so rooms advertised and housemates looking for buddy-ups on this site are not suitable under this age.

Cohabitas is a house share website, featuring house shares, flatshares and rooms to rent 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.

New to flatshare? - Start here to get initial House sharing and flatshare advice about the options available and what each approach offers.