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How to work out how much rent you can afford
Most experts agree that you shouldn’t spend more than 30% of your after-tax pay on rent. Of course, depending on your location, your income and your other expenses, keeping your rent to 30% of your...
How to self-isolate in a share house
If you haven’t caught Covid yet, you’ve been touched by an angel girl. 2022 has arrived and it seems everyone is copping a case of Coronavirus, which makes the idea of keeping each other safe a muc...
How to deal with annoying housemates
Wow, get a load of this guy! Housemate attitude can reach an all-time high at stressful or party-packed times of year like mid-year exams or the Silly Season, but it’s fair to say that some housema...
Roundup: Best and worst Christmas movies for 2021
Holidays are here, and with time comes cosy nights at home chilling with your flatmates. What better way to spend a quiet evening than by popping some corn, clearing off the couch and snuggling in ...
How the pandemic changed relationships in share houses
It’s no surprise that living in a confined space with people you met off the internet is bound to impact share house relationships. Add a global pandemic to the mix and you’ve got yourself a breedi...
The 7 best gifts for your share house this Christmas
It’s that time of year: gifting season is finally here! Our 2021 gift list has something for every share home and with reports of delivery slowdowns world-wide, now’s the time to get shopping! If...
Financial woes for sharers post pandemic
We surveyed over 9000 people in share houses from across the country to find out how the pandemic has affected their lives in share houses. Turns out a global pandemic wreaked havoc on the finances...
2019 National Share Accommodation Survey Results
We asked, you answered. Over 10,000 people in the Flatmates community took our National Share Accommodation Survey to explore the attitudes, behaviours and frustrations that Australians experience ...
How to find a housemate
If you’ve never had a terrible housemate, count yourself lucky. In the grand scheme of house-sharing, you’re bound to have a problem flatmate at some point. How big a problem? Well, that depends. T...
What to do if your flatmate doesn’t want to get vaccinated
Throughout 2020 and 2021, it’s been a contentious topic of conversation the world over: to vax, or not to vax? Schisms have split entire households over the issue, and while we’re not here to help ...
How to avoid getting sick when your flatmate is
As cities across the nation are beginning to open up, we’re being warned that Covid-19 case numbers will rise. Along with them, we can expect increasing transmission of common or garden colds, viru...
