What most people prefer in house mates

RESULTS of the One Shared House 2030 survey show that, overall, respondents:

Would prefer couples, single women and single men in their community.

Prefer to live in the city.

Would pay extra for a service layer to manage all house-related items.

Want the common areas to be furnished, and furnish their own space themselves.

Want house-members from different walks of life.

Would prefer set private and communal spaces with clear boundaries of use.

Think honesty, being neat and tidy and considerate are the most important qualities in a house member.

Are most comfortable sharing internet, a self-sustainable garden and workspaces.

Don’t need their own private kitchen and would use the communal kitchen so they can have more flexible private space.

Want to ensure their own room is off-limits when they’re not home. Would love a pet in the house. Want new house members to be selected by a consensus vote.

Would prefer to pay energy costs based on the amount of energy used by each person.

Worry most about the potential lack of privacy.

Would settle conflicts by talking privately to that person.

Think the two biggest pros of living with other people is having more ways to socialise and splitting costs.

PICTURE: PEXELS Respondents would prefer new house mates to be selected by consensus.