Every share house has a story. The flatmate who put an empty milk bottle back in the fridge. The one who moved out without saying anything. The one who was just always there, in every room, at every hour, like a friendly but relentless presence you never quite asked for. This is where those stories live.
Flatmate Stories on flatmate.com collects the funny, the bizarre, the occasionally horrifying, and the surprisingly wholesome moments that come with sharing a home with other humans in Australia, UK and New Zealand. Some are true. Some are told with a straight face. All of them will feel familiar if you’ve ever lived in a share house and thought: there is no way this is normal.
Yes it is. You’ve googled “find a flatmate,” stumbled across flatmate.com, and thought wait, is this site still up? Did you double check the URL. What about the copyright date in the footer. Did accidentally loaded a website from the […]
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Why I’m Living in Share Accommodation Again John and his flatmate are both actors so they help each other out with acting things By John Stericker, Founder — flatmate.com It’s a bit of a strange feeling, coming full circle. I
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Hayley Connors couldn’t believe it last week when her flatmate, Bec, paid her rent on time. “I had just got in from work, and Bec was already home from Uni, sitting in the courtyard, when she immediately handed me an envelope,” said
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Ever noticed something amiss upon coming home? So you’ve just got home from work, opened the front door of your flat/house/apartment, and you’re heading towards the kitchen. You are walking down the hall when you get that feeling. You know
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Using the humble caravan to make renting more affordable While a new Rental App looks to pit prospective renters against each other in a bidding war, Roxanne decided to explore a different approach, which ultimately puts her more in charge.
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Are caravans the new granny flats? There’s been a bit of press lately about granny flats, and the potential rental income they can provide. The good news about caravans however is that they are more often than not, cheaper to
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Having just moved out recently from his parent’s house, Corey Dickson seems to have a lot to learn after his flatmate accused him of putting an empty milk bottle back in the fridge. “I couldn’t believe it! I woke up to make my religious
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A new flatmate has been sprung leaving a used butter knife on the edge of the sink. “This morning when I came into the kitchen. I noticed a butter knife covered in butter and jam on the counter”, said Amy Johnson via a
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Local flatmate Dylan Jackson, 27, is becoming increasingly frustrated at flatmate Marsden Wilcox and his ongoing constant presence around the flat, said Jackson in an interview last Friday. “The guy is always around. Whenever I go in to the kitchen, there
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So, your flatmate is pregnant Life’s little accidents happen to the best of us. Remember that time you kissed that boy that you knew that you shouldn’t and you ended up in all sorts of romantically engaged fun for about
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