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How to Move to Another Country
Moving to another country can be an exciting and life-changing experience. Whether you’re relocating for work, education, or personal reasons, following a well-structured roadmap can help ensure a successful transition. In this guide, we’ll cover the most important points to consider. Topics to consider when moving abroad: Moving to another country is a transformative experience…
Read MoreHow much rent should I charge for a room in my home?
When deciding to rent out a room in your home, one of the first questions to answer is how much rent to charge. Many landlords are unsure how much is reasonable, especially when renting out for the first time. There are several factors to consider when setting the rental price, including the size of the…
Read MoreBuy a house with other people
Renting or buying a flat jointly with others (up to 4) – you may decide that you want to live in a bigger group. Having a bigger group really makes the financial savings even more attractive and allows you to find very good quality properties and to share things you couldn’t otherwise afford, like gardens,…
Read MoreJoin a Co-Housing Community
Joining a co-housing commnity that already exists, means you do not have to start from scratch. In fact there are many schemes operating in the UK, although not as many as in Scandinavia or the United States due to land prices. You can join a co-housing scheme or community – in your part of the…
Read MoreGranny Flats and Annexes
Granny flats and annexes may not need planning permission and are a great solution to co-living in later life if you have family. By combing budgets from the sale of one or two properties, families can find properties with the possibility to offer a separate granny flat or annexe. If this is not possible within…
Read MoreHome Share to Help Out
Homeshare brings together people with spare rooms with people who are happy to chat and help out around the house in return for affordable, sociable accommodation. Typically house providers are older, between 60 and 90, and home sharers are typically younger being either mature students or people aged between 40 and 60. Student home share…
Read MoreRenting a room
Renting a room is is the most easily organised type of co-living and sharing. Finding a room in a house share where there are already people living and where they are looking for a new housemates makes things much simpler. You can choose your housemates and choose a room in a suitable house or flat.…
Read MoreCo-living developments
Out of the trend to shared co-working space, developers have now started using the term co-living to describe shared housing that includes some communal living elements. Often using the same source of commercial and industrial buildings, which are then expertly converted, these purpose-built co-living flats typically offer a large number of studio-sized and smaller flats,…
Read MoreHow Cohabitas Works
Overview Cohabitas is a house share and flatshare website exclusively for the over 40s. It is Free to Register and you will find a friendly community of people all interested in sharing a home with other people. You can browse all rooms for rent and housemate listings, but to see full sharing preferences and contact information you need to register…
Read MoreAdvertise a room for rent
Advertise a room for rent Advertising a room for rent on Cohabitas is the best way to find housemates aged 40+ looking for a house share or a room as a lodger. It is free to register and add a room for rent listing. Register for free We focus mainly on helping live-in landlords find…
Read MorePrivacy Policy
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and explains data collection and use practices for our website. “Our website” includes all Web pages, newsletters, discussion forums and lists and opt-in announcement lists…
Read MoreHouse share advice
This short guide to house sharing when you’re older, provides an introduction to different forms of sharing and provides useful links within Cohabitas and externally.
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