{"id":61,"date":"2021-07-05T06:34:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T06:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:32:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"61\" class=\"elementor elementor-61\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce18720 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce18720\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d55f69b elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d55f69b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8d13ff\" data-id=\"c8d13ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76878c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"76878c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;classic_show_filters&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position-above_content uael-post-image-background uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"61\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-1 uael-post__columns-tablet-1 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   safety-&amp;-verification \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/why-your-verified-badge-on-flatmate-com-could-be-the-most-valuable-thing-on-your-profile\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Why Your Verified Badge on flatmate.com Could Be the Most Valuable Thing on Your Profile\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/category\/safety-verification\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-safety-verification\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-safety-verification\">Safety &amp; 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It always has been, but ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1465637\" data-id=\"1465637\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e43c88 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e43c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/logo_og-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-6114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/logo_og-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/logo_og-2-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac2c14 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"4ac2c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position-above_content uael-post-image-none uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"61\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-1 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   moving-&amp;-first-time-renting \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">Moving &amp; First-Time Renting<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/finding-a-new-house\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tMoving Out? 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The Unwritten Rules of Flatmate Borrowing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pexels-negativespace-97075-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10478\" alt=\"Photo by Negative space car-key-held-by-a-man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pexels-negativespace-97075-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pexels-negativespace-97075-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pexels-negativespace-97075-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pexels-negativespace-97075-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pexels-negativespace-97075-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pexels-negativespace-97075-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/category\/living-together\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-living-together\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-living-together\">Living Together<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/lend-your-flatmate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tCan I Borrow That? The Unwritten Rules of Flatmate Borrowing\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fa-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAugust 2, 2012\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fa-comments\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 192c0-88.4-93.1-160-208-160S0 103.6 0 192c0 34.3 14.1 65.9 38 92-13.4 30.2-35.5 54.2-35.8 54.5-2.2 2.3-2.8 5.7-1.5 8.7S4.8 352 8 352c36.6 0 66.9-12.3 88.7-25 32.2 15.7 70.3 25 111.3 25 114.9 0 208-71.6 208-160zm122 220c23.9-26 38-57.7 38-92 0-66.9-53.5-124.2-129.3-148.1.9 6.6 1.3 13.3 1.3 20.1 0 105.9-107.7 192-240 192-10.8 0-21.3-.8-31.7-1.9C207.8 439.6 281.8 480 368 480c41 0 79.1-9.2 111.3-25 21.8 12.7 52.1 25 88.7 25 3.2 0 6.1-1.9 7.3-4.8 1.3-2.9.7-6.3-1.5-8.7-.3-.3-22.4-24.2-35.8-54.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThere&#8217;s a moment every share house resident knows. You&#8217;re standing in the kitchen, halfway through a recipe, and you realise you don&#8217;t have a grater. ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/lend-your-flatmate\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2007\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2007>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   living-together \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/youre-living-in-a-shared-space\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Living in a shared communal space\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dreamstime_s_43564245.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5105\" alt=\"warehouse communal living\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dreamstime_s_43564245.jpg 800w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dreamstime_s_43564245-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/category\/living-together\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-living-together\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-living-together\">Living Together<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/youre-living-in-a-shared-space\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tLiving in a shared communal space\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fa-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMarch 9, 2015\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fa-comments\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 192c0-88.4-93.1-160-208-160S0 103.6 0 192c0 34.3 14.1 65.9 38 92-13.4 30.2-35.5 54.2-35.8 54.5-2.2 2.3-2.8 5.7-1.5 8.7S4.8 352 8 352c36.6 0 66.9-12.3 88.7-25 32.2 15.7 70.3 25 111.3 25 114.9 0 208-71.6 208-160zm122 220c23.9-26 38-57.7 38-92 0-66.9-53.5-124.2-129.3-148.1.9 6.6 1.3 13.3 1.3 20.1 0 105.9-107.7 192-240 192-10.8 0-21.3-.8-31.7-1.9C207.8 439.6 281.8 480 368 480c41 0 79.1-9.2 111.3-25 21.8 12.7 52.1 25 88.7 25 3.2 0 6.1-1.9 7.3-4.8 1.3-2.9.7-6.3-1.5-8.7-.3-.3-22.4-24.2-35.8-54.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWould you share a bedroom with someone to save money on rent? It sounds like a question with an obvious answer. But you might be ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/youre-living-in-a-shared-space\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-5103\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-5103>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e82188\" data-id=\"8e82188\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babbc6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"babbc6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Happy-Birthday-Polaroid-Photo-Collage-Instagram-Post-300-x-600-px.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10234\" alt=\"Polaroid Photo Collage of flatmates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Happy-Birthday-Polaroid-Photo-Collage-Instagram-Post-300-x-600-px.png 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Happy-Birthday-Polaroid-Photo-Collage-Instagram-Post-300-x-600-px-150x300.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a90f05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a90f05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8024b1 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b8024b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-10598 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-safety-verification tag-id-verification tag-safe-flatmate-sites\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/why-your-verified-badge-on-flatmate-com-could-be-the-most-valuable-thing-on-your-profile\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/why-your-verified-badge-on-flatmate-com-could-be-the-most-valuable-thing-on-your-profile\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy Your Verified Badge on flatmate.com Could Be the Most Valuable Thing on Your Profile\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 6, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Finding a flatmate isn&#8217;t just about matching budgets and suburb preferences anymore. It&#8217;s about trust. It always has been, but<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/why-your-verified-badge-on-flatmate-com-could-be-the-most-valuable-thing-on-your-profile\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why Your Verified Badge on flatmate.com Could Be the Most Valuable Thing on Your Profile\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-10285 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-flatmate-stories-humour tag-about tag-new-flatmate-com tag-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/is-this-site-still-going\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old-computer-flatmate-screen-300x190.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10294\" alt=\"old computer showing flatmate dot com website\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old-computer-flatmate-screen-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old-computer-flatmate-screen-1024x650.webp 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old-computer-flatmate-screen-768x487.webp 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old-computer-flatmate-screen.webp 1113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/is-this-site-still-going\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIs This Site Still Going?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 4, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Yes it is. You\u2019ve googled \u201cfind a flatmate,\u201d stumbled across flatmate.com, and thought wait, is this site still up? Did<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/is-this-site-still-going\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Is This Site Still Going?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-flatmate-stories-humour tag-flatmate-founder-diaries\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/founder-living-in-share-accommodation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JandG-founder-flatmate-e1774863304832-300x183.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10161\" alt=\"image of john with flatmate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JandG-founder-flatmate-e1774863304832-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JandG-founder-flatmate-e1774863304832.jpg 762w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/founder-living-in-share-accommodation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy I&#8217;m Living in Share Accommodation Again\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Why I&#8217;m Living in Share Accommodation Again John and his flatmate are both actors so they help each other out<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/founder-living-in-share-accommodation\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why I&#8217;m Living in Share Accommodation Again\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1a81d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1a81d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554cdda elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"554cdda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position-above_content uael-post-image-none uael-post-grid uael-posts uael-post_structure-featured uael-featured_post_structure-inline\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"featured\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"61\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-1 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper  uael-post-wrapper-featured moving-&amp;-first-time-renting \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">Moving &amp; First-Time Renting<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/strange-flatmate-behaviour\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tLove when my flatmate moves out and steals all the plates&#8230; Cheers kid.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hmmm Ultan, you have a dilemma on your hands that\u2019s for sure. This issue comes up a lot when people are moving in and out &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   living-together \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">Living Together<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/flatmates-partner\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tHow to have THE talk with your flatmate. Yes, that talk.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   flatmate-stories sharing \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">Flatmate Stories<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/pregnant-flatmate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tBringing up Baby: Living with a pregnant flatmate\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   how-to-find-a-flatmate living-together \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">How to Find a Flatmate<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/17-rollercoaster-stages-after-losing-a-flatmate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t17 Rollercoaster Stages after Losing a Flatmate\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2aa3aa\" data-id=\"c2aa3aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e8b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55e8b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/logo_og-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6114\" alt=\"\" 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Features Rolling Out Now<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87a57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d87a57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Identity Verification for extra Safety and Security<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bb0403\" data-id=\"2bb0403\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b03417f elementor-align-right elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b03417f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a634b\" data-id=\"55a634b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbe58d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cbe58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/category\/moving-first-time-renting\/\">Moving &amp; First-Time Renting<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5555349 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5555349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/category\/moving-first-time-renting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2048 2048\"><path d=\"M6.125 1088h1797.89l-402.976 403 89.994 90L2048 1024l-556.966-557-89.994 90 402.976 403H6.125v128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3cf42 uael-equal__height-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"0c3cf42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:3,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;classic_show_filters&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position-media uael-post-image-top uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"61\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-3 uael-post__columns-tablet-3 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   how-to-find-a-flatmate living-together moving-&amp;-first-time-renting \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/flatmates-from-hell\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"These are the flatmates from hell\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flatmatefeature.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5378\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flatmatefeature.webp 750w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flatmatefeature-300x219.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">How to Find a Flatmate<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/flatmates-from-hell\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tThese are the flatmates from hell\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tReddit is a wonderful place. It&#8217;s filled with people discussing the importance of organic clean living, people trying to sell their car\/younger brother and at ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/flatmates-from-hell\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-5372\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-5372>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   how-to-find-a-flatmate living-together moving-&amp;-first-time-renting \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/who-is-the-best-housemate\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Chef, doctor or lawyer &#8211; who is the best housemate\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pexels-willians-huerta-2157111846-36430089-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10325\" alt=\"best job positions to live with in a share house as a flatmate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pexels-willians-huerta-2157111846-36430089-scaled.webp 1920w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pexels-willians-huerta-2157111846-36430089-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pexels-willians-huerta-2157111846-36430089-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pexels-willians-huerta-2157111846-36430089-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pexels-willians-huerta-2157111846-36430089-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">How to Find a Flatmate<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/who-is-the-best-housemate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tChef, doctor or lawyer &#8211; who is the best housemate\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tAn interesting story made its way across our desk a little while ago, and it got us thinking. Am I one of those professionals others ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/who-is-the-best-housemate\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-2938\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-2938>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   moving-&amp;-first-time-renting \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/not-sure-if-you-should-live-with-flatmates-heres-6-reasons-why-you-should\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Not sure if you should live with flatmates? Here&#8217;s 6 reasons why you should.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4723199-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10498\" alt=\"Photo by olia danilevich full-shot-of-women-sitting-on-the-floor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4723199-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4723199-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4723199-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4723199-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4723199-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4723199-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">Moving &amp; First-Time Renting<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/not-sure-if-you-should-live-with-flatmates-heres-6-reasons-why-you-should\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tNot sure if you should live with flatmates? Here&#8217;s 6 reasons why you should.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tYou&#8217;re considering moving out. You&#8217;ve heard all the great party times your friends have had once they move out of home, the great memories they ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/not-sure-if-you-should-live-with-flatmates-heres-6-reasons-why-you-should\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-5931\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-5931>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f859a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f859a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2c982c\" data-id=\"c2c982c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f16f6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59f16f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/category\/safety-verification\/\">Safety and Verification<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e29e32 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0e29e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/category\/safety-verification\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2048 2048\"><path d=\"M6.125 1088h1797.89l-402.976 403 89.994 90L2048 1024l-556.966-557-89.994 90 402.976 403H6.125v128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ebf2e uael-equal__height-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"21ebf2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;classic_show_filters&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position-above_content uael-post-image-background uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"61\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-2 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   safety-&amp;-verification \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/why-your-verified-badge-on-flatmate-com-could-be-the-most-valuable-thing-on-your-profile\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Why Your Verified Badge on flatmate.com Could Be the Most Valuable Thing on Your Profile\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-gaion-17024657-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">Safety &amp; Verification<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/why-your-verified-badge-on-flatmate-com-could-be-the-most-valuable-thing-on-your-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tWhy Your Verified Badge on flatmate.com Could Be the Most Valuable Thing on Your Profile\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tFinding a flatmate isn&#8217;t just about matching budgets and suburb preferences anymore. It&#8217;s about trust. It always has been, but ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   safety-&amp;-verification \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/protecting-yourself-facebook-identy-theft\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"11 ways to protect yourself against Facebook scams\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2480\" height=\"2480\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1549289.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6516\" alt=\"Facebook identity theft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1549289.jpg 2480w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1549289-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1549289-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1549289-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1549289-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1549289-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1549289-1080x1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2480px) 100vw, 2480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><span class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\">Safety &amp; Verification<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/protecting-yourself-facebook-identy-theft\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t11 ways to protect yourself against Facebook scams\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWhile we all love Facebook and everything it brings to our lives, we can be dangerously na\u00efve in the way ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a21f1e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a21f1e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-632144c\" data-id=\"632144c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-face7ad elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"face7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flatmate Stories<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9ffba elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4c9ffba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/category\/flatmate-stories-humour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2048 2048\"><path d=\"M6.125 1088h1797.89l-402.976 403 89.994 90L2048 1024l-556.966-557-89.994 90 402.976 403H6.125v128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More Flatmate Stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c0bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"22c0bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:3,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;classic_show_filters&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-blog-terms-position- uael-post-image-top uael-post-grid uael-posts\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"normal\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"61\" data-skin=\"classic\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-3 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   flatmate-stories \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/crumpets\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Crumpets in the Kitchen\u2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dreamstime_s_138432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4213\" alt=\"Crumpet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dreamstime_s_138432.jpg 800w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dreamstime_s_138432-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/crumpets\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tCrumpets in the Kitchen\u2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/author\/flatmate\/\" title=\"Posts by flatmate.com\" rel=\"author\">flatmate.com<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAugust 26, 2012\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI just took the last crumpet from the packet &amp; the face ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   flatmate-stories sharing \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/notes-left-by-flatmates\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Hilarious Notes Left by Flatmates\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/note.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4219\" alt=\"notes left by flatmates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/note.jpg 576w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/note-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/notes-left-by-flatmates\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tHilarious Notes Left by Flatmates\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/author\/flatmate\/\" title=\"Posts by flatmate.com\" rel=\"author\">flatmate.com<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSeptember 10, 2012\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tCan&#8217;t remember where we found this, but we love it! Have you ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   flatmate-stories \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/4-signs-flatmate-moved-without-telling\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"4 signs your flatmate\u00a0moved out without telling you\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/3517609050_dc78f94cb2_b1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6579\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/3517609050_dc78f94cb2_b1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/3517609050_dc78f94cb2_b1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/3517609050_dc78f94cb2_b1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/4-signs-flatmate-moved-without-telling\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t4 signs your flatmate\u00a0moved out without telling you\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/author\/flatmate\/\" title=\"Posts by flatmate.com\" rel=\"author\">flatmate.com<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSeptember 26, 2017\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tEver noticed something amiss upon coming home? So you&#8217;ve just got home ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb4c24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fdb4c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-11af5bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11af5bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9863309\" data-id=\"9863309\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d6ea3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91d6ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the blog<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724790f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"724790f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2048 2048\"><path d=\"M6.125 1088h1797.89l-402.976 403 89.994 90L2048 1024l-556.966-557-89.994 90 402.976 403H6.125v128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962176e uael-post__news-stack-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"962176e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;news_slides_to_show&quot;:1,&quot;news_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;news_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__body\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-image-left uael-post-grid uael-posts uael-post_structure-featured uael-featured_post_structure-\" data-query-type=\"custom\" data-structure=\"featured\" data-layout=\"\" data-page=\"0\" data-skin=\"news\" data-filter-default=\"\" data-offset-top=\"30\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   uael-post-wrapper-featured how-to-find-a-flatmate living-together moving-&amp;-first-time-renting \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/flatmates-from-hell\/\" title=\"These are the flatmates from hell\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/flatmatefeature.webp&#039;);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/category\/how-to-find-a-flatmate\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-how-to-find-a-flatmate\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-how-to-find-a-flatmate\">How to Find a Flatmate<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/flatmates-from-hell\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tThese are the flatmates from hell\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/author\/matilda\/\" title=\"Posts by Matilda Rudd\" rel=\"author\">Matilda Rudd<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fa-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tAugust 14, 2015\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fa-comments\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 192c0-88.4-93.1-160-208-160S0 103.6 0 192c0 34.3 14.1 65.9 38 92-13.4 30.2-35.5 54.2-35.8 54.5-2.2 2.3-2.8 5.7-1.5 8.7S4.8 352 8 352c36.6 0 66.9-12.3 88.7-25 32.2 15.7 70.3 25 111.3 25 114.9 0 208-71.6 208-160zm122 220c23.9-26 38-57.7 38-92 0-66.9-53.5-124.2-129.3-148.1.9 6.6 1.3 13.3 1.3 20.1 0 105.9-107.7 192-240 192-10.8 0-21.3-.8-31.7-1.9C207.8 439.6 281.8 480 368 480c41 0 79.1-9.2 111.3-25 21.8 12.7 52.1 25 88.7 25 3.2 0 6.1-1.9 7.3-4.8 1.3-2.9.7-6.3-1.5-8.7-.3-.3-22.4-24.2-35.8-54.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post-grid__inner uael-post__columns-1 uael-post__columns-tablet-2 uael-post__columns-mobile-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper   press \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/new-weekly-magazine\/\" title=\"New Weekly\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/12\/J396x540-13913.jpg&#039;);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap 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