House sharing at 40

[Mooshamoo]

I'm 39. I was living alone there for a while.

The way things have gone in the last year, I think Im going to have to move in with strangers next year.

So I'll be house sharing with strangers at 40. It's not the norm and I'm a bit embarrassed but I have to do it.

Has anyone else done it on here?

Have you applied for universal credit ? You can claim even if you are working and they can put toward your rent
there are plenty of online calculators which will tell you an idea of what you may be entitled to so before you move do check it out

My dp lived in a houseshare before he met me were living in housing association now and its costing a fortune cause its a new build its £700 a month we're looking to swap for something much more affordable after Christmas hoping to get the rent down by a fair bit we did consider houseshare but for couples its literally none existence to get into them

True. My mum was married at 19, and my dad lodged on a farm, so house share, job with room thrown in. Neither could have afforded to rent a place alone that’s for sure. I earn a fair bit much than my parents combined, I earn more than all my friends, but rent and that makes me feel like a failure. Difference is I’m in the South East, they are up North in a cheap area. Even if I go back there when youngest is 18 I will be paying a mortgage until retirement which is frustrating. But alas. Got a lot to be grateful for, roof over my head and I don’t need to worry about day to day expenses.

Why no bedsits in Ireland?

https://www.askaboutmoney.com/threads/irish-times-banning-of-bedsits-set-in-train-housing-disaster.226295/. OK, just answered my own question.

Can’t even express how ridiculous it is that Ireland has a housing crisis. For well known (tragic) historical reasons, Ireland is incredibly underpopulated for its size, with a tiny population and lots of highly habitable land. And yet, a housing crisis. From what I have read, Ireland made the mistake of copying the worst aspects of English planning law, and this is the result.

Cohabitas is a website specialising in older house sharers. Spare room.co.U.K. Is good if you are accurate in your description. There is also a scheme where you can share with an elderly person for reduced rent in exchange for a few hours company or help around the house.

OP is in Ireland afaik so that won't be of use unfortunately 🙁

Are there any housing co-ops near you? They are generally house shares that often have a mix of older people (30s+). You'll be a tenant of the co-op but have no landlord to deal with, as you run the house together through consensus decision making (usually a monthly meeting).

Which means the rent will be reasonable for the area and won't go up unless it has to, and you all agree on how much, and there's no threat of being kicked out just because an owner decides to sell up.

Usually there's a big communal garden too, and you can generally have pets as well, if everyone who lives there agrees.

I'd advise anyone who houseshares to give it a go if they can.

My self and dh rented our own house for years but now have gone to a house share we haven't encountered any issues in looking for a house share taking couples ours is £500 a month it isn't en-suite but we live with our landlord so Its him his wife us and only one other person