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.
Photo by Pavel Danilyuk Every share house has its flashpoint. For some, it is the passive-aggressive note about dishes. For others, it is the milk carton that empties itself overnight. But in this house, the great crisis was sparked by… […]
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We asked the internet what philosophy actually is, because we figured someone should check before writing 1,500 words about it. The answer: “a theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for behaviour.” Fair enough. People spend entire careers
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There’s a script most of us grow up with. School, job, relationship, apartment together, maybe a ring, maybe a mortgage. Each step feels like progress. Each step has a name. And somewhere in that script, share accommodation sits firmly in
Difficult Flatmate? Australian Share House Guide | flatmate.com Updated for 2026. Originally published 2015 as “How to Get Rid of Your Crazy Flatmate in 10 Clever Ways.” The old version is in the footnote at the end. This one’s the
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You Brought Someone Home Last Night To The Sharehouse. Should You Have Told Your Flatmates? You get home at 2am with someone you met at the bar. You like them. You’ve had a great night. You’re an adult. You’re allowed.
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There’s a moment, early in any share house arrangement, where you start to get a sense of what you’ve actually signed up for. Maybe it’s the Tuesday morning the kitchen smells like someone stress-fried an entire bag of onions. Maybe
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To organise a share house is a masterclass in negotiation, diplomacy, and occasionally biting your tongue so hard you can taste it. There’s the electricity bill that always seems to land at the worst possible time, the rent reminder that
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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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One bathroom, or sharing a bathroom with a housemate? This is always a controversial topic and can lead to many broken friendships and disastrous share houses! To avoid the uncomfortable conversations later, maybe try and work out some specific bathroom
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For those of us who have lived in a house or flat with a shared laundry you’ll be able to relate. That dreaded moment when you go out to the washing machines, to check your load, and someone has taken
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