How to Find a Flatmate

Finding the right flatmate is part practical process, part instinct, and part luck. But mostly process.

This is where you’ll find guides on every stage of the flatmate search in Australia and New Zealand: writing a listing that attracts the right people, knowing what questions to ask before someone moves in, spotting the difference between a great applicant and a future nightmare, and understanding what a good flatmate agreement actually looks like.

Whether you’re listing a spare room for the first time or you’ve been through enough share house cycles to write your own guide, the articles here will help you search smarter, screen better, and move in with more confidence.

latmate.com has been connecting flatmates across Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand since 1998, and this is everything we’ve learned about doing it well.

Living with a family

Why More Couples and Families Are Getting a Flatmate (And Why It’s Actually a Great Idea)

Picture the scene. You and your partner have just bought a place together. You’ve done the hard yards: saved the deposit, survived the auction, high-fived the conveyancer. Then the first mortgage statement arrives, and suddenly you’re having a very adult

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share agreement

The Flatmate Understanding: The House Rule Agreement You Actually Need

Picture this. You’ve just moved in with two strangers from a listing site. Things are good. Great, even. There’s a nice vibe, the bathroom roster hasn’t been discussed but everyone seems to be figuring it out, and no one has

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