{"id":6697,"date":"2018-11-16T00:32:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T00:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/?page_id=6697"},"modified":"2020-02-20T23:27:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T23:27:11","slug":"community-hosting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/community-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>flatmate.com <\/strong>are really excited to announce their latest initiative,\u00a0<strong>Community Hosting<\/strong>. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"flatmate.com -  Community Hosting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CCbpGvVmNnM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_7239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7239\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/john_stericker_com\/EXiR2CQGk_dGrPXlM-Z_ei4Bvtgn_0xeLwc1vEnwHXaRvA?rtime=oimjjVO210g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7239 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/booklet-cover-232x300.png\" alt=\"Community Hosting booklet\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/booklet-cover-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/booklet-cover.png 609w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Click image to download information booklet<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Community Hosting<\/strong> is about giving back to community and providing accommodation for those really in need.<\/p>\n<p>How does it work? Good question. When you advertise a vacant room on <a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\"><strong>flatmate.com<\/strong><\/a> you can choose the option &#8220;Community Hosting&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This indicates that you are letting your vacant room to assist those most in need and the vulnerable in our community.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If tenants can get a helping hand by finding stable accommodation in a safe and secure household, and gain positive references from these experiences, this can truly help to lift confidence in these individuals which can only have an ongoing positive impact for themselves and the community in general.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We are trialing this in the <a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/c\/community-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle \/ Lake Macquarie<\/a> district, so if you live in that area, we&#8217;d love to <a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/contact-us\/\">hear from you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How does it work<\/h2>\n<p><b>Hosts<\/b>&nbsp;register with <a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flatmate.com<\/a> and <strong>Post an ad<\/strong>. When filling out the ad, the <strong>Host<\/strong> would check the box that says <strong>Community Hosting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6699 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ad-option-300x254.png\" alt=\"Community Hosting option when managing your ad on flatmate.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ad-option-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ad-option.png 327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <b>Host&nbsp;<\/b>would appear anonymously with limited profile information that would protect the identification of the <strong>Host<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Agencies&nbsp;<\/b>would also register with the platform and act as a reference for their clients (the&nbsp;<b>Tenant<\/b>). The&nbsp;<b>Agency<\/b>&nbsp;would appear anonymously with limited profile information that would protect the identification of the <strong>Agency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<b>Agency&nbsp;<\/b>could then indicate interest with a <strong>Host<\/strong>. A notification would be sent to the <b>Host.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Host and Agency would then start a conversation to arrange to meet and continue the conversation outside of flatmate.com.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<b>Hosts&nbsp;<\/b>would have the option to provide the following services, at varying costs (including for free if they wanted to);<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accommodation<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Food<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Utilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Hosts&nbsp;<\/b>would need to apply, and have various background checks carried out (at the expense of the&nbsp;<b>Host<\/b>).<\/p>\n<p><b>Hosts&nbsp;<\/b>would also be interviewed and their properties would be inspected periodically (where applicable) by a representative of the&nbsp;<strong>Agency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Agencies can search the <a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/c\/community-hosting\">direct URL here to see the listings that are available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/triplej\/programs\/hack\/could-airbnb-for-vacant-properties-help-fix-homelessness\/9715166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See &#8220;Could an airbnb for vacant properties help our homelessness problem?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>flatmate.com are really excited to announce their latest initiative,\u00a0Community Hosting. 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