The new COMMUNAL LIVING
WOMAN'S WEEKLY|April 14, 2020
Discover the trend for cohousing
ALICE GREBOT
The new COMMUNAL LIVING

Ever thought about living with your friends? Sharing the weekly shop or babysitting duties with them?

If you have, then cohousing may be for you – and it’s a far cry from the hippy communes of old. Made up of private homes, with shared spaces and facilities, residents come together to manage their community and take part in a wide range of activities – everything from film clubs to growing their own vegetables.

Some of the 19 established cohousing communities in the UK are inter-generational, while others are for the over-50s, for women, or eco-focused.

Here’s one couple who liked the idea of communal living and took the plunge.

‘Its a vibrant, diverse community’

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