House-sharing: socialise and save money!
During the last couple of decades, people’s lifestyles have changed a lot. Nowadays people tend to settle down with partners and families much later. Pressures on employment, and the difficulty of raising a deposit and obtaining a mortgage for a property, also means that young people often find themselves renting on their own for a few years. Paying the rent and bills for a property on your own is a very expensive business, and this has led to many young professionals deciding to share a house with other, like-minded people for a period of time, before they move on or settle down.