Knowledge

When sharing a home in a flat share or house share, then finding the right flatmates (or housemates) is one of the main things you need to think about. When you’re younger, maybe at college or university, you tend to fall into groups easily because everyone you know wants to experience living away from home for the first time.…

Communal living, or co-living, may conjure an array of images. To some it may be the hippy communes of the 1960s, to others a student flat with unwashed dishes stacked high and cleaning standards kept low. However, with changes in family structures and people feeling younger for longer, it seems we are moving towards a…

Living to over 100 years old is something more and more people will experience. How can house sharing help?

Danish cohousing pioneer Ole in the communal dining area of the Saettedammen community

Arne Bjerre and his wife were founding members of the Saettedamen cohousing community in Denmark

Peaceful mornings on the lovely Playa Dorada in the heart of Playa Blanca Lanzarote

What contributes to well-being in later life? Participation in community, physical activity and maybe more surprising having someone else to care for, are important factors contributing to happiness and longevity when older.

Co-living can be seen as unusual for the over 40s but it offers flexibility and companionship

Who can justify living alone when you see the savings from sharing.