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‘16 years later, I’m not unhappy’: the rise of Britain’s multigenerational flatmates

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/08/rise-britain-multigenerational-flatmates

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  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨30⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Used to live in a HMO, only way to live on apprenticeship wages really. Then when I moved up to normal minimum wage I started saving like £5-10k a year. I genuinely didn’t know what to do with it for years as reddit had convinced me that home ownership was impossible, guess I mostly saw it as if I lose my job it will keep me going for longer.

    Eventually my partner mentioned us buying a house and I realised I could do over a 10% deposit on my own.

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