SpareRoom also says more people are looking for kindness and empathy in flatmates
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Gardens, living rooms and kindness have risen up the list of housesharers’ key requirements after months of lockdown and enforced time spent with fellow tenants.
The housesharing website SpareRoom said it had seen changes in what those advertising for rooms were looking for, with demand for gardens, patios and balconies almost doubling over the summer.