With only 10% of house shares in the capital having any communal space, it’s no wonder that even romcoms are featuring the housing crisis as a backstory
The rental market in London is bleak: from all-time high rents to landlords offering up their room while they sleep on the sofa. So bad is it that even the classic escapist TV genre of romantic comedy has turned into a cost-of-living nightmare.
The Flatshare, a six-part romantic comedy based on Beth O’Leary’s 2019 novel, follows the lives of two cash-strapped strangers in their mid-20s who can only afford to timeshare a one-bedroom apartment in London – which means taking it in turns to sleep in the bed.
