Our Approach

HouseMates specialise in providing contemporary house shares of the highest standard.  Based in Macclesfield in Cheshire, HouseMates attract busy young professionals who are looking for an attractive place to live, with excellent levels of service and a ready-made social life.

North West companies, such as Astra Zeneca, Ciba Geigy, Siemens and McCann Erikson use HouseMates to provide high quality accommodation for temporary and permanent employees quickly and easily with the minimum of hassle.

 A HouseMates bedroom

HouseMates' Unique Approach

HouseMates' unique approach to house sharing offers the following advantages:

  • A friendly and homely environment that helps new arrivals to settle into the area and make new friends
  • Flexible short or long term tenancy agreements
  • A single all inclusive monthly payment (on average, £440) includes:
    • Utility Bills
    • Council Tax
    • Broadband internet access in each bedroom
    • Wide screen TV
    • Full Sky TV package
    • Computer in the living room
    • DVD, video, hi-fi
    		 A HouseMates Lounge
  • Being a small business, HouseMates are committed to offering a personal and friendly service to all tenants. The HouseMates sales team will spend time with each prospective tenant and work with them to find the house and the people that are most suited to them. HouseMates ensures that all tenants are happy, sharing with other professional likeminded people.
  • All the houses are fully furnished and equipped - tenants just need to bring their own bedding
  • The latest houses are renovated to the highest standard complete with a 42" wall mounted plasma TV, leather sofas, oak floors, granite kitchen worktops and travertine bathrooms.
  • All the properties are closely managed and maintained. HouseMates’ close contact with and commitment to the tenants ensures that they can deal swiftly with any issues as and when they arise.

Key Characteristics of HouseMates’ tenants

HouseMates are absolutely committed to ensuring that they only take on tenants who will contribute positively to the friendly, relaxed and professional atmosphere their houses have to offer. The HouseMates team will spend time getting to know each prospective tenant so that they can effectively judge their suitability for living in a professional shared house. HouseMates only take on people who are:

 HouseMates Tenants
  • Professionals – HouseMates’ tenants are in full time professional employment
  • Young people, typically between the ages of 22 and 35
  • Respectful, considerate and sociable people who are suited to a shared environment