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10 things to do with your flatmates that won’t feel like compulsory fun
With busy work schedules and conflicting social obligations, it can be difficult to spend some quality time with those you live with. To maintain group cohesion or even just catch up on recent h...
10 meals that are great to share with your flatmates
Eating is the best part of every day, but it’s also an opportunity to spend some quality time with your flatmates. You get to vent about your day at work, hear about their Tinder date last night...
Six flatmates you need in your life
One of the best things about living in a share-home is the people you meet and the new experiences you are exposed to. Living with others can also bring an added bonus, depending on their hidden...
Meet the baby boomers living off-grid
A Sunshine Coast man has embraced a unique approach to shared living by establishing his own ‘off-grid’ community for single baby boomers. Brendan Foley established the self-sustaining Foley Far...
Five myths of share accommodation law debunked
There are a lot of myths and misunderstandings about how share accommodation law works. To settle this, we have debunked 5 of the biggest. Note: the following legal information applies only t...
Top ten Sydney suburbs going steady
Anyone who lives in Sydney will be acutely aware just how expensive property is to buy, rent or sometimes share. Recent data released by Flatmates.com.au, however, shows things aren’t all that b...
15 stages people go through when finding a flatmate—imagined through inane stock photos.
Losing a flatmate can be a difficult process to go through. They know what’s important to you: like what time you need the shower in the morning; your favourite pizza place; and how full you like y...
Australia's ten best beachside suburbs
With winter now dead and buried, it’s time to drag those pale bodies out of the city and to the beach for some much-needed vitamin D. If you plan on making the most of summer by moving to a beac...
Finding the perfect flatmate
A new flatmate is one of the best things about share accommodation because they reinvigorate the household, keeping things lively. But a new flatmate only achieves this if they mesh well with ex...
Top 5 most unique share accommodation laws
Putting together our legal guides, the team at Flatmates.com.au came across some great information and simplified it into our free Legal Guides. We’ve also found some baffling laws—here are our top...
Housing that helps
Shared living is on the increase in Australia and this is why. Affordability Every weekend media sites are ablaze with articles about the exponential growth of the Australian property market. ...
