- Mar 10
- 5 min read
Updated: Mar 12
Properties To Make The Perfect Commune, Large Houses, Multi Occupancy from £975K
There is something in the air that has turned the once rancid smell of communal living into soft, rose-filled delights. I am not sure if I am cut out for it, earnest, grouchy, unable to make many a good dish, but still, the urge to unite with other families and individuals has never felt stronger. Perhaps it is the never-ending encroachment of reality on my life. I'd like to be buying antiques, selling them, making a tidy profit, and then buying more antiques and keeping them. Why on earth should I have to be tormented with taxes, child-rearing, mortgage payments, and the never-ending stream of horror that our world leaders seem to drench us in? So while my grumpy countenance has thawed slightly, I believe we may all do well to buddy up.
I mean to say, I am by no means an advocate of the communes of the 60s/70s. There will be no head of the household who dictates the rules; instead I had in mind perhaps a little kitchen to each family for ease and enjoy their space when needed. But more so I'd would like a large kitchen where food is made for all, sitting rooms where kids run freely and drinks are imbibed, and that village of childcare that one always hears about.
Without even the incentive of making your own safe microcosm, there is something to be said for bringing these houses back to life. Once the sole residences of those high and mighty in our society, and the people who served them, they now regularly sit waiting for a rich enough owner to come and sweep them off their feet. As all the tech bros and finance guys seem to be buying more flat-pack places, it leaves a gap in the market for us to band our cash together and finance one of these communes into existence. And if you need any more convincing, well, look at our recent Dream Houses for under £2 million, they are all in London, and they are all far, far smaller than the below.
