Property News · August 29, 2016

Flatsharing is a pleasure wasted on the young | Nell Frizzell


Soaring house prices mean many are sharing far beyond their 20s. But minus the milk theft and piles of washing-up, communal living can be a thing of joyUnpaid electricity bills, damp towels, sour milk, the gentle thud of music played to – unsuccessfully – cover the sound of a one-night stand; ugly posters, encrusted cereal bowls, suspicious tissues stuffed between the sofa cushions; overdue rent, arguments over butter, stolen jumpers, cheap teabags, piles of washing-up lurking – cold and onion-spotted – below a film of orange, oil-stained water; uninvited pets, pubes in the basin, bad bedding and unwashed windows. Shared housing in your 20s can be about as fun as an ulcer. As photogenic as a blister.The combination of poor hygiene, low income, unpredictable employment, erratic schedules, underdeveloped taste, and self-interest, make student living and its older sibling, the 20s flatshare, a hit-and-miss affair. In many ways, the whole concept of a shared home is wasted on the young. But flatmates in later life? Now that is a different story. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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