*The first book to focus on shared housing among young adults, providing insight into what is currently known about the psychology of young adult house sharing, and its impact on development *Unique focus on the social dynamics of house sharing among young adults, bringing a rigorous scientific perspective to bear on an increasingly common social phenomenon *Based on author's extensive research including individual and group based interviews with young adults in New Zealand, centring a non-UK perspective which will be relevant across most Western countries

*The first book to focus on shared housing among young adults, providing insight into what is currently known about the psychology of young adult house sharing, and its impact on development *Unique focus on the social dynamics of house sharing among young adults, bringing a rigorous scientific perspective to bear on an increasingly common social phenomenon *Based on author's extensive research including individual and group based interviews with young adults in New Zealand, centring a non-UK perspective which will be relevant across most Western countries