Auckland renters are sharing beds with flatmates or sharing rooms with five other adults to cut costs – and experts warn it's unlikely to improve in 2020. TRADE ME/SUPPLIED Aucklanders are sharing bunk beds with flatmates to save on rental costs. She said sharing beds with flatmates was a "totally inappropriate" option for adults and resembled the conditions of Victorian-era New York. TRADE ME A group of eight men was seeking women to share this flat furnished with bunk beds with them in September. James Crow, founder of advocacy group Gimme Shelter Aotearoa, said living in flats where tenants shared bunk beds or similar situations worked for some people.

Source: Stuff December 29, 2019 21:33 UTC