Comments update: co-living accommodation was hotly debated this week, as readers argued for and against shared living spaces in major cities where home ownership is no longer a reality.
Life for rent: entrepreneurs behind the "co-living" boom in cities such as London claim young people are drawn to the social lifestyle offered by shared accommodation, prompting some readers to set the record straight.
"We are forced to accept lower standards of living," protested a user calling themselves Young Londoner. "Generation Rent being told what they want again by those at the top with the most to gain from our limited opportunities!" agreed James.
Other readers fear the move towards shared apartments is a regressive one. "It sounds like some horrible purgatory, not somewhere where anyone would want to live," said one reader, while another described it as a "rebranding of the 19th-century boarding house." However, some readers welcomed efforts to provide young renters with experiences as well as a roof over their heads. "Renting is the most flexible way of living and has the lowest financial threshold," said one commenter. "These co-living companies provide what regular landlords should provide." Read the comments on this story »

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