Help us build it.

We're two people rethinking the way shared buildings should be run. We've read the research and we've sat through the AGMs, but neither of those is the same as living in your building. Tell us what works, what doesn't, and what you'd never put up with again.

Michael Dowse

Co-founder

Would rather walk to the cafe for an iced latte than make it at home.

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Matt Cowley

Co-founder

Can't understand why you'd drive a car when you can catch a tram.

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Where this comes from

The Case for Living Closer: What the Research Says About Apartments, Townhouses and Shared Urban Living

You are the owners corporation.

“The owners corporation won't let you do that.” We hear it constantly — owners talking about their own building as though it belonged to somebody else. It doesn't. A group of owners in a building is the owners corporation. There is no one else.

You shouldn't have to ask to see where your levies went. You shouldn't need a weeknight free to have a vote. And the answer to a good idea shouldn't be “no” — it should be “what would it take?”