Shared living for a happy home
Becoming a companion allows you to have a direct impact on an older person’s life through small acts of kindness.
Becoming a Companion
If you enjoy spending time with older people and have 10-15 hours of spare time per week to help with shopping and small jobs around the home, we would love to hear from you. In exchange, you live in a comfortable home, often close to work or your University.
Our Companion Qualities
You enjoy helping others and lending a helping hand, ‘pitching-in’ when you can
Friends' describe you as ‘warm, friendly, thoughtful and kind’
You have a mature outlook on life and enjoy getting to know people from different walks of life
You value home life and are considerate and respectful with how people choose to live their lives.
Enriching lives across generations
Becoming a companion allows you to have a direct impact on an older person’s life through small acts of kindness. It can also be a good opportunity to learn new cooking skills, sharing your love of the theatre or simply running house-hold errands, walking the dog and so forth. We want to match you with the Householder who is the best fit. Kindness and connection are everything.
Affordable shared living
Many Companions with Share my Home want to build up a financial nest egg by saving on accommodation. Homesharing is a hugely cost-effective way of living in a nice home – particularly in cities and towns where rent is expensive. On average Share my Home Companions in London save £500 per month when they homeshare, compared to open market rent.
Living Locally
Our Companions really value living in a neighbourhood close to work or their university. This enables them to save their time commuting as well as saving on transport costs.
The Companion Journey
Click each step to learn more
+ 1. Read the FAQs page
If you looking for a new home and enjoy helping people and can do so on a regular basis, this could be the service for you.
If homesharing is new to you, and you have got a question in mind, head to our FAQs page.
+ 2. Register your interest
We want to get to know you better, find out about your likes and dislikes, your lifestyle and living preferences. We’d also like to find out what qualities and skills you hope to bring to the Homesharing friendship.
Simply click the 'register your interest' button below and completing a short interest form.
+ 3. View our Homeshare opportunities
After registering your interest, take a look at the new homeshare opportunities on the new homes page. If there is a particular homeshare you would like to find out more about, please get in contact on hello@sharemyhome.co.uk
+ 4. Registration
Once you decide you want to become a Companion and we feel we can find you a Homesharing match, we register you with Share my Home. Registration includes police checks, reference checks and insurance advice. This could be the kick-starter to a new way of life!
+ 5. Compatibility Matching
We tailor match your preferences with trusted older people who have been carefully screened and vetted. Screening includes ensuring the accommodation meets your standards and is a place you can call home.
Share my Home takes all the hassle out of the time-consuming matching process for you.
+ 6. Introductions and trial stay
When we have matched you with a suitable Home-owner that you feel may be a good fit, Share my Home goes about arranging introductions. We facilitate this introduction by ensuring we are with you every step of the way.
Ensuring the match is right for you can take some time, that is why a trial weekend stay is recommended.
+ 7. Home share agreement
If both parties are willing to go ahead with the home sharing arrangement, Share my Home will draw up the homeshare agreement. After you have agreed to the home share proposal we will arrange and set up the monthly subscription.
Companion subscription includes:
- Ensuring the suitability of the property
- Vetting and matching prospective Householders
- Facilitating the meeting of prospective Householders
- Facilitating the trial weekend
- Preparing the agreed home-share agreement
- Responsive home-share support 7 days per week
- Invitation to Share my Home social groups hosted throughout the year. This is a good way of getting to know new people in London.