It's Better Living Together
Welcome to Cohabitas, the house share website designed specifically for people 40+. Whether you are already experienced at sharing or are thinking about sharing your home with others for the first time, this is the place for you. Register for free to find rooms, find potential house mates, get advice, or to list a room to let.
House sharing when you're older
A house or flat share with people other than a partner or in a traditional family is common-place for younger people, but it’s also a great alternative to living alone when you're older. Not only can you save money on rent, you can also have companionship and meet new people. But if you’re aged 40+ then finding the right people to share with can be difficult.
Or maybe you’re the owner of a larger house with a room to rent? If you have a room to let finding the right sort of person to share with is an important part of your decision to take in a lodger.
Either way, registering with Cohabitas gives you the best chance of finding them.
Join the community of mature house sharers.
Sign Up
Register for free to find rooms, find potential house mates or to list a room to let
Search
Find rooms and potential house mates interested in a house or flat share in your area
Contact
Use our secure messaging system to contact people whilst keeping your personal details private
Share
Enjoy the benefits of home sharing with like-minded people
Contact members about a room or a new co-living house
Rooms to Let
All of the flats and houses listed on Cohabitas are offered by live-in landlords or tenants who are themselves mature sharers - See who you might like to share with!
Rent my spare room
It's free to list a room. If you have a room become vacant, or you are considering having a lodger in your home for the first time, this is where you can find other mature house sharers
What are the benefits of co-living?
Financial
Sharing the cost of rent and bills allows you more freedom to spend on doing other things. See how much you can save by house sharing.
Supportive
If you sometimes feel lonely or simply bored of living alone, then a co-living house share is the fun, practical and modern alternative. Read the latest Cohabitas Research Report about attitudes to house sharing.
Health promoting
It is statistically proven that living with others has physical and psychological benefits contributing to longer and healthy life. Read the AgeUK report about how social factors contribute to well-being.
Enjoyable
It’s more fun meeting other people, chatting about your day and having someone to share a meal with together sometimes. Read how two friends, Eva and Sarah, decided to house share.
Shared Lives
Find out about alternative types of co-living and hear from people who have already found someone else to share with.
Frequently asked questions
Some quick answers to the top 6 questions (full FAQ link below):
1. What does it cost to register? It's completely free.
2. How much does it cost to list a room? Nothing, that's also free.
3. How do we make money and pay for services? We charge a membership fee which enables you to securely message other users you'd like to contact about a room or starting a new house share - as many as you like - starts at just £9.90 for 30 days. We also accept advertising in our email and onsite (see below)
4. Can people contact me? Yes, if they pay for a membership, but they cannot see your personal contact details as they can only message you via the secure onsite system. If you're not interested just politely say so. If you experience any unwanted attention after that then you can report them or block them from contacting you.
5. Why does my room listing not appear? Usually because you did not add a photo. Only rooms with photos appear in Find a room or Start a new co-living house share searches.
6. How can I speed up letting a room? It does depend who is registered and where they are looking, but you can promote your room listing by paying £7.50 for the uplift in search service, which puts you at the top of every relevant search (within 25km of the location and maximum monthly rent search).
Advertise on Cohabitas
If you would like to advertise services or properties to the Cohabitas community we can provide advertising opportunities on the website and in our fortnightly emails to registered users.
Please contact Nick Henley to discuss your requirements.
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