Interested in sharing?
Living with several people under the same roof means that you can share the rent, and no doubt live in a bigger home than a single one.
In addition to the rent, other costs are shared. These include sharing the Internet connection, certain errands (housekeeping) and exceptional expenses (such as breakdowns).
Sometimes in sought-after neighbourhoods.
This gives access to a garden, a terrace, a courtyard, a large living room, a workshop, a garage, etc.
Procedures are simpler, making it much easier to move house, and leases are often agreed very quickly. What's more, the accommodation is often furnished (at least in part). This is an advantage for people whose lifestyles and/or work patterns require them to be very mobile.
With a variety of profiles, corresponding to a particular demand from (future) flatmates. Examples include multi-generational flatshares, or themed flatshares (where musicians and vegetarians live together, for example).
Sharing a flat can give you the opportunity to meet other people from different languages and cultures, and is undoubtedly a good way of breaking down isolation if you so wish. When you're a stranger to the town you're moving to, sharing a flat is undoubtedly a good way of integrating.
Shared accommodation is a place where flatmates, friends and family can share good times on a daily basis, and organise joint activities, such as evenings where the life of the household is shaped, or relaxing meals, for example.
The group of flatmates can be seen as a resource in case of difficulty, for each member of the flat. You hope to find help, a listening ear or support of any kind within the group.
It's also a place where you can learn new skills and attitudes, thanks to the process of mutual help and the values of solidarity that are generally practised there. This can range from very basic day-to-day skills to learning more sophisticated techniques, such as computer skills or learning a foreign language.
Shared accommodation is a response to the housing crisis, and is therefore part of a collaborative economy based on sharing resources (accommodation). By choosing to share your home, you are demonstrating your support for social and human progress and your responsibility to a changing society.
It will be useful for all aspects of shared accommodation: recruiting/selecting candidates according to your criteria, using their detailed profiles, the four different types of shared accommodation possible, the different lease options (individual lease or a single lease for all the flatmates), a standard entry inventory of fixtures, a standard exit inventory of fixtures, and a standard copy of the house rules to attach to the lease. In addition, your property will be presented clearly and precisely to prospective flatmates.
You are familiar with legal issues, administrative procedures, the various financial aspects, and the different psycho-social issues of flatmates and shared communities. Depending on your requirements, we can help you with any or all of these procedures.
Increase your rental yield quickly and easily by avoiding the hassle of putting a property on the rental market. Our experience and expertise will ensure that everything is in place to optimise the occupancy of your property, avoid unpaid rent and limit vacancies.
For example: council tax, which you can pass on to all your flatmates (unless you are sharing a flat with them - unless the other residents have a separate entrance). You can also recover part of the household waste collection tax, by making this clear to the flatmates. You can either include it in the monthly charges, or ask for an annual refund.
Coloc-Actions can help you to develop this type of property by offering it for sharing without any major investment. Coloc-Actions has extensive experience in adding value to this type of property, with minimal work or alterations: bedrooms easily become private areas, and other family rooms become shared areas.
Coloc-Actions can help a shared apartment to adopt a standard IVR and find the appropriate means of communication between the community and you, the owner, on the one hand, and within the shared apartment on the other. Indeed, it is essential that a good communication channel exists for any type of communication (request for urgent intervention in the event of a breakdown, scheduled maintenance visit, etc.).
Our services range from a simple visit with proposals and suggestions, through to full management of the work (estimates, site supervision, work carried out by reputable, serious companies).
Depending on your property and your prospective flatmates.
It takes account of the shared tenancy plan agreed by you and your flatmates.
By working with us, you become an agent of social change, committed to the development and construction of a type of society that focuses its actions on greater solidarity, benevolence and cooperation.
Take part in a collaborative economy based on sharing resources. We encourage and promote the local economy, and systematically select partners and suppliers with a social and local dimension.
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