Privacy. There is no doubt about it, when you live with other people you always lose your privacy to some degree, whether you live with your family, a girlfriend or some mates.When you live alone you get 100 per cent privacy and you don’t have to worry about someone barging into your bedroom at the wrong time or locking the door while you have a shower or even walking around in your birthday suit.
Live By Solo, are You Ready?
Going solo means just that—that you choose to live by yourself rather than with a few mates, your boyfriend or your girlfriend. These days around 25 per cent of the population lives alone; this is heaps compared to 50 or so years ago when this figure stood around 5 per cent.
Advertising for Flatmates Part (5)
You need to make sure that your new flatmate is fine with all of these things. If they aren’t going to move in in the next couple of days, ask for a deposit to ensure they don’t do a runner on you and leave you in a sticky situation.
Advertising for Flatmates Part (4)
Do all the little things like open all the doors, maybe put out some flowers, and show them around the whole place. You need to work out the questions you want to ask before a prospective flatmate arrives. Try to keep the interview in the form of a friendly discussion, but don’t be deflected from the questions you want to ask. These could be along the lines of:
The Pros and Cons of Share The Accommodation
There are many benefits to share accomodation. Living with others can reduce your living costs. The benefits should be assessed, taking in all considerations. Here is a list of the pros and cons of share accomodation.
