Bear Ball's Guide to Home Sharing

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Bear Ball didn't want to live alone anymore. Her husband had moved into a care home for people with dementia. She found out about home sharing and thought why not give it a go? Bear pays £99 a month to the home sharing organisation that helped match her with Isaac. In return, he does 10 hours a week of household chores. And what he saves on rent, he's putting away every month to try and buy a house one day.

The US House of Representatives voted to raise the debt ceiling last night. Plus, in part two of our housing series, the FT’s Persis Love explores a niche solution to skyrocketing rents in the UK, called homesharing.

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Katie McMurran, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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