When you think of flatmates, your mind typically goes to a group of 20 or 30-somethings living in a share house.

But there's a new generation of people who are embracing a different type of share house. People over the age of 50 are increasingly choosing to live with housemates, as a way of combating the tough rental market and the cost of living crisis.

Social media platforms like the Facebook page 'Women Wide Network for Share Accommodation' have thousands of members and many of them are mature-aged people looking for someone to share a home.