Could a group of us buy and share a large property together?
Watch this postI just watched an interesting documentary called Minimalism. You can watch it by going to theminimalist.com and clicking on the link at the top. As I am already running a course called 'Make Yourself Happier, I found it interesting, particularly the part where it talks about living smaller. Loneliness is almost an epidemic in our age group, and I wanted to explore people's ideas about how we can live a more social/community based life. It is quite possible I will find myself alone in the future, and I certainly would not want to live an isolated life. Here's one thought to start the discussion. Suppose several of us decided to sell our properties and buy a much larger property together. Could it work?
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In cohousing, everyone has their own home, often smaller than before, and there are communal grounds and other common facilities that are completely run by the people who live there. It's fairly new in the UK but quite common in some other countries such as Denmark and the USA.
As you can tell by my username, that's what I'm doing for my retirement! I'm helping set up a cohousing project in Colchester, Essex, which we're financing from the sale of our existing properties, just as you suggest. We'll decide together what needs doing and we'll therefore set our own service charges. But above all, we plan to have fun together! For me, it's the start of something new, not retiring from life at all!