Guides to flatsharing without the surprises
What's worth knowing before you sign a flatshare contract. No padding, nothing to sell.
These guides cover the part no portal covers: the people. If you're looking for a room or looking for a flatmate for your flat, start with the first one; and if you'd rather know what kind of flatmate you are first, take the living compatibility test.
- 9 min read
How to choose a flatmate
We choose a flat on price and location, then spend a year living with the consequences. This guide is about the other part: how to know, before you sign, whether you'll get along.
- 6 min read
30 questions to ask before sharing a flat
A list to take to the viewing. You don't need all of them: six or seven well chosen ones teach you more than an hour of polite conversation.
- 7 min read
House rules that actually work
Most flatshare rules get written in the first month and ignored from the third. These are the ones that hold, and why.
- 7 min read
How to split bills in a flatshare (without arguing)
Money is the flatshare argument nobody has out loud. Here's what actually needs splitting, the three ways to do it, and the one rule that stops it turning into a running tab of resentment.
- 8 min read
Room rental contracts and deposits: what to check before you sign
Most people read the rent and skip the rest. Here's what a contract for a room actually needs to say, what happens to your deposit, and the clauses that should make you walk away.