{"id":17170,"date":"2016-06-20T23:24:17","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-is-it-like-to-flat-share-in-your-40s-50s-and-60s\/"},"modified":"2016-06-20T23:31:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:31:54","slug":"what-is-it-like-to-flat-share-in-your-40s-50s-and-60s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/what-is-it-like-to-flat-share-in-your-40s-50s-and-60s\/","title":{"rendered":"What is it like to flat-share in your 40s, 50s and 60s?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMore middle-aged people are renting rooms in shared properties. But living with tenants half your age can have its pros and cons \u2026The flat-sharing site SpareRoom.com has revealed it has 100,000 clients in their late 40s and early 50s on its books, and 35,000 customers in their late 50s and early 60s. I was not surprised to learn that older tenants are rising in number: many older house-hunters might be unable to get a mortgage due to their age, with renting the only option.I always imagined I would own a home, spending my middle years at garden centres perusing water features, but I am a middle-aged tenant. Over the past few years, I have spent time sharing a home with people in their 20s, usually as a temporary measure, with all of us \u201cbetween homes\u201d and grateful for a place to stay. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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