Young professionals and white collar workers who might not be able to afford to rent on their own are nevertheless increasingly demanding a greater degree of personal space than a shared rental property can usually provide.

Co-living properties are purpose designed homes with features that create more privacy, like individual rooms with their own bathrooms, and other private spaces (such as private lockable pantries) in what is otherwise a conventional 2, 3 or 4 bedroom, modern house.

In this way, a single tenant or a couple in a co-living property get the best of both worlds — privacy when they want it, combined with a built-in social group and ongoing support from housemates, with the added bonus of no owner or landlord living on the premises.