Share house life is equal parts freedom and chaos, and we’re here for all of it.
This is where you’ll find practical, honest guides on navigating the real day-to-day of living with flatmates in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK: from setting house rules before someone passive-aggressively labels their yoghurt, to splitting bills fairly, resolving conflicts without blowing up the group chat, and knowing your rights as a tenant in a shared rental.
Whether you’ve just moved in with strangers or you’re deep into year three with the same crew, the Living Together guides on flatmate.com are written to help share house residents find their groove and actually enjoy the place they call home.
Lets face it, choosing a flatmate, can be a bit of a crapshoot unless you’re lucky enough to move in with someone you know well. To try and avoid the “Bunny Boiler” or “The Single White Female” scenarios use the […]
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Your things keep vanishing and you’re hoping your flatmate isn’t the culprit, but some random act of magic… It starts with small, obscure items; the magazine you just bought, your beloved coffee mug or the Ferrero Rochers you were saving
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When your flatmate goes HUMP in the night… Sex is part of life. It’s natural, necessary, healthy even. Unless you’re living in shared accommodation and your housemate’s promiscuous sex life is beginning to make you feel awkward. Are you kept
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What is Revenge Eviction? As a tenant, you may already know about revenge eviction. Perhaps you’ve already experienced one. Otherwise known as retaliatory eviction, it happens when a tenant is shown the door because the landlord doesn’t want to deal
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There’s a universal truth about share houses that nobody talks about enough: the weekly grocery run has the power to bring down an otherwise perfectly functional household. You’ve survived the negotiation over who gets the bigger room. You’ve agreed on
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Living with someone either for the first time, or you’re a veteran with flat sharing, sharing a bathroom can be an interesting experience. It depends on the type of flatmates you are sharing with, but for many people living together,
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As we know, living out of home can be tough. You’ve got rent to pay, bills to pay, groceries, chores, food, cleaning, maintenance costs, fix things if they break – the list can go on. Not all of these can be
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I spoke to Belinda and Steven, who live in the South-Western suburbs of Sydney, about their relationship and how they make it work. You see, when you’re deciding tho choose a flatmate, one of the most basic cardinal rules is
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We hit the streets of Sydney Melanie grew up in Sydney’s Central Coast along a prime stretch of beachside. It’s a stunning view she’s always known. But when she finished high school last year, she had a sudden yearning for
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