Living with Others
Read practical advice for harmonious shared living, covering household routines, shared spaces, and resolving everyday conflicts. Build stronger relationships with housemates through clear communication and mutual respect.
10 Tips for Solving Disputes
When it comes to solving disputes, different methods work for different people. However one tried and tested method that very rarely works is shouting. The k...
Advertising for a Flatmate
If you're lucky enough to be advertising for a flatmate then congratulations! You are in the enviable position of being able to select the person you will be...
Checking References of Potential Flatmates
Once you’ve interviewed a short list of potential candidates you’re ready to pick your next flatmate, right? Wrong. Though you are almost finished once y...
Creating The Right Impression At Interview
Being interviewed by someone who is looking for a new flatmate can seem a bit daunting. Unlike a job interview where you’ll have a basic idea of the types...
Decorating Schemes for Shared Accommodation
Whether you are living with a perfect stranger, close friend, beloved family member or romantic partner there is no guarantee that your decorating ideas are...
Ending a Living Arrangement
In most cases, when two individuals share an accommodation there will be come an end to their arrangement. Whether the split is amicable or turns nasty will...
Fighting Fair with a Flatmate
Flatmates fight, it's as simple as that. Whether it's about who ate who's muesli, why rock music was blaring at 3am or who forgot to sort the recycling, figh...
Flatmates and Disputes
Regardless of how well flatmates usually get on there will no doubt come a time when they reach a confrontation or dispute. It is almost virtually unheard of...
Flatmates and Friendship
A flatmate is someone you live with, but (s)he is not necessarily your friend. For social people it can be hard to understand how you could live with someone...
Flatmates and Mediation
Flatmates can fight over hundreds of different things. Quiet hours, guests, cleanliness and the use of personal possessions are just a few common topics on w...
Flatmates Becoming Romantic Partners
Flatmates becoming romantic partners is always a touchy subject, particularly if the two people involved have other flatmates as well. To avoid suspicious be...
House Rules for Flatmates
Living with someone means developing a completely different relationship than you would have with them if you were simply their workmate or friend. When you...
Household Chores for Flatmates
Flatmate's – particularly those who are living outside of their family home for the first time – are often unaccustomed to the number of chores that are...
Interviewing Flatmates
If you are in the position to interview flatmates then you are lucky –you get to explore many options and decide who would like to live with for the next l...
Monetary Concerns for Flatmates
When you live with someone else there is always a certain element of trust that not only will you both be respectful of the other's personal life and possess...
Questionnaire: What House Rules Are Acceptable?
What is considered acceptable when sharing a house can change radically from one person to the next. Everyone has their own standards and it is up to you to...
Questionnaire: Why Do You Want to Share Accommodation?
In theory, sharing a flat or house with your best friend, or even a stranger might seem like a great idea, but in reality it could be a disaster waiting to h...
Questions to Ask Potential Roommates
The first rule to remember when looking for a housemate is that everyone is different and you are not necessarily interviewing for a best friend, but somebod...
Removing a Flatmate
A little bit of hassle is to be expected when sharing accommodation with someone else, but what happens if a little bit of hassle turns into a lot? Say, for...
Tenants' Rights: Changes to Your Living Circumstances
Tenants often have changes in their living situations during the course of a tenancy, and discussing these changes with both their landlords and the local au...