Housemates
When you are at home it is important that you feel safe and relaxed. So consider carefully where you want to live and who you live with.
Before you move in with your potential housemates, discuss what each of you expects and make sure each of you feels comfortable with this. Topics which you may want to cover include:
- How much of the total rent and bills will each of you pay? How will you manage and share the cost of the phone and internet bills?
- Who will set up phone, gas, electricity and water connections? This person's name will be on all bills and therefore this person will be responsible for payment, regardless of whether the other housemates contribute or not.
- Are you comfortable with friends coming over to visit during the day? During the night?
- How are you going to share the cleaning and maintenance responsibilities?
- Will you shop for food and cook together, or separately?
- What are your house rules about loud music, smoking, alcohol, holding parties and so forth?
- What furniture do you need to rent or buy, and who will contribute what?
- Any other topics you can think of which will affect you once you move in together!
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