The Dynamic of Home Sharing

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PERSIS Love: Does home sharing work for everyone? What happens if people don't get along? Bearable pays a monthly fee, Isaac pays his rent to the organization. Why is it structured this way? The home sharing organizations that I spoke to say that the fees that they get from the householder and from the home sharer is what enables them to run. Next week we'll go back to the US to look at a potential solution - abandoned office buildings.

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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